Thanks for your response. Solution to my problem is to first instantiate AutomationElement from dll, not from IronPython. Then all subsequent AutomationElement retrieved from IronPython looks ok.
Jozef 2009/11/6 Shri Borde <shri.bo...@microsoft.com> > In the past, there had been issues with UIAutomation as mentioned in > http://blogs.msdn.com/shrib/archive/2008/03/24/ironpython-cannot-call-automationelement-fromhandle.aspx. > This could be related. You could try it on Win7 to see if its fixed. > > > > You can also try the techniques mentioned in > http://blogs.msdn.com/shrib/archive/2008/03/24/what-if-a-c-snippet-does-not-work-when-transliterated-to-ironpython.aspxto > narrow down the problem. > > > > *From:* users-boun...@lists.ironpython.com [mailto: > users-boun...@lists.ironpython.com] *On Behalf Of *Jozef > *Sent:* Friday, November 06, 2009 6:20 AM > *To:* users@lists.ironpython.com > *Subject:* [IronPython] What's wrong with IronPython (UIAutomation) > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm using UIAutomation framework with IronPython to test our application. > > For WPF dialogs it works perfectly. But I run into trouble when try to use > it for some older dialogs. > > > > The problem: With IronPython I'm not able to get proper control type. Any > controls appears as ControlType.Pane > > > > Simple example: (with windows calculator) > > --------------------------------------- IP Code > ------------------------------------------------------ > > import clr > > > > clr.AddReference('UIAutomationClient') > > clr.AddReference('UIAutomationTypes') > > > > from System.Windows.Automation import * > > > > _rootElement = AutomationElement.RootElement > > > > if __name__ == '__main__': > > > > nameCondition = PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.NameProperty, > "Calculator") > > typeCondition = PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.ControlTypeProperty, > ControlType.Window) > > calcCondition = AndCondition(nameCondition, typeCondition) > > appCalc = _rootElement.FindFirst(TreeScope.Children, calcCondition) > > > > if appCalc is not None: > > > > isFocusable = > appCalc.GetCurrentPropertyValue(AutomationElement.IsKeyboardFocusableProperty, > True) > > > > if isFocusable: > > #appCalc.SetFocus() #calling this raise: System.InvalidOperationException > > pass > > > > contList = appCalc.FindAll(TreeScope.Subtree, Condition.TrueCondition) > > > > for elm in contList: > > progName = elm.Current.ControlType.ProgrammaticName > > print progName > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > above code produce following output: > > > > ControlType.Window > ControlType.Pane > ControlType.Pane > ControlType.Pane > ControlType.Pane > ControlType.Pane > . > > . > > . > > > > > similar C# code works as expected > > ------------------------------------------ C# Code > --------------------------------------------------- > > using System; > > using System.Collections.Generic; > > using System.Linq; > > using System.Text; > > using System.Windows.Automation; > > using Automation = System.Windows.Automation; > > > > namespace UIAutTest > > { > > class Program > > { > > static void Main(string[] args) > > { > > AutomationElement rootElement = AutomationElement.RootElement; > > > > Automation.Condition nameCondition = new > PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.NameProperty, "Calculator"); > > Automation.Condition controlCondition = new > PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.ControlTypeProperty, > ControlType.Window); > > Automation.Condition calcCondition = new AndCondition(nameCondition, > controlCondition); > > AutomationElement appCalc = rootElement.FindFirst(TreeScope.Children, > calcCondition); > > > > > > if (appCalc != null) > > { > > appCalc.SetFocus(); > > > > AutomationElementCollection allCont = appCalc.FindAll(TreeScope.Subtree, > Condition.TrueCondition); > > foreach (AutomationElement elm in allCont) > > { > > string contProgNam = elm.Current.ControlType.ProgrammaticName; > > Console.WriteLine(contProgNam); > > } > > } > > > > } > > } > > } > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > C# code produce this output: > > > > ControlType.Window > ControlType.Edit > ControlType.CheckBox > ControlType.CheckBox > ControlType.Group > ControlType.Button > ControlType.RadioButton > ControlType.RadioButton > ControlType.RadioButton > ControlType.RadioButton > ControlType.Group > ControlType.Group > ControlType.RadioButton > ControlType.RadioButton > ControlType.RadioButton > ControlType.Button > . > > . > > > > > > Does anybody know why ControlType property retrieved by IP code is > different then ControlType retrieved by C# ? > > Others element properties retrieved by IP code seems to by OK. > > > > Info: > > Windows Vista Business, SP2 > > IronPython 2.6 (2.6.10920.0) on .NET 2.0.50727.4200 > > > > Thanks, > Jozef > > > > PS: Duane Kaufman, send similar question : > http://lists.ironpython.com/htdig.cgi/users-ironpython.com/2009-June/010693.html > . > > But, no one answer him. > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > Users@lists.ironpython.com > http://lists.ironpython.com/listinfo.cgi/users-ironpython.com > >
_______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@lists.ironpython.com http://lists.ironpython.com/listinfo.cgi/users-ironpython.com
