This isn't just an issue for unit tests. This code is also used in the attach functionality. It suffers similarly when UAC is turned on.
Bret On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Robert Pyron <[email protected]> wrote: > This block of code does not play nicely when User Account Control (UAC) is > turned on. > > shell = WIN32OLE.new('Shell.Application') > shell.Windows.each do |window| > ... > end > > When I turn off UAC, all Watir unit tests (except one) run correctly, > regardless of whether I am running as Administrator. > > > > > require 'rubygems' > require 'watir' > Watir::Browser.default = 'ie' > > # Open a bunch of windows > [ > 'http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/', > 'http://watir.com/', > 'http://google.com', > ].each do |url| Watir::Browser.start(url) end > > # Enumerate the windows. This is a stripped-down version of > # the loop that is eventually called by Watir::IE#attach. > # > # The expectation is that every one of the pages we just opened > # will show up in this list, each in a separate window. > # > # What actually happens depends at least on OS version, User Account > Control > # settings, and whether the script is being run from an Administrator > # command prompt. > # > # OS = XP all windows are enumerated > # OS = Vista probably the same as Windows 7; untested (by me) > # OS = Windows 7 > # UAC off all windows are enumerated > # UAC on, not running as Admin all windows are enumerated > # UAC on, running as Admin only the first window is enumerated > # > Watir::IE.each do |ie| > window = ie.ie > puts "#{window.locationURL} #{window.locationName}" > end > puts > > # Watir::IE.each is looking for 'Internet Explorer' as part of the > # window path, so let's enumerate those. > # > puts '----------------' > shell = WIN32OLE.new('Shell.Application') > shellWindows = shell.Windows > puts "window count = #{shellWindows.count}" > shell.Windows.each do |window| > puts "#{window.hwnd} #{window.path}" rescue false > end > puts > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wtr-development mailing list > [email protected] > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/wtr-development > -- Bret Pettichord Lead Developer, Watir, www.watir.com Blog, www.io.com/~wazmo/blog Twitter, www.twitter.com/bpettichord
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