Coded UI Text not adding correctly to textbox

Question

This error results when I try to do record/playback in Coded UI Test to add a # to phone # textbox.
Can anyone please explain what I should do to resolve?
Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Extension.PlaybackFailureException: Cannot perform 'SetProperty of Text with value "3125551212"' on the control. Additional Details:
TechnologyName: 'Web'
ControlType: 'Edit'
TagName: 'INPUT'
Id: 'corpForm_txtPhoneCorp_I'
Name: 'corpForm$txtPhoneCorp'
---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: Exception from HRESULT: 0xF004F006
Result StackTrace:
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Playback.Engine.IScreenElement.SetValueAsEditBox(String bstrNewValue, Int32 nSetValueAsEditBoxFlag)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Playback.ScreenElement.SetValueAsEditBox(String value, Boolean isEncoded, Int32 flag)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Playback.ScreenElement.SetValueAsEditBox(String value, Boolean isEncoded)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting.TechnologyElementPropertyProvider.SetValueAsEditBox(UITestControl uiControl, String value, Boolean isEncoded, Boolean useCopyPaste)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting.HtmlPropertyProvider.SetPropertyValue(UITestControl uiControl, String propertyName, Object value)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting.UITestPropertyProvider.SetPropertyValueWrapper(UITestControl uiControl, String propertyName, Object value)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting.UITestControl.SetPropertyValue(String propertyName, Object propertyValue)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting.Playback.MapAndThrowComException(COMException innerException, IPlaybackContext context)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting.Playback.MapAndThrowException(Exception exception, IPlaybackContext context)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting.Playback.MapAndThrowException(Exception exception, String actionName, UITestControl uiControl)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting.Playback.MapAndThrowException(Exception exception, String actionName, Object parameterValue, UITestControl uiControl)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting.UITestControl.SetPropertyValue(String propertyName, Object propertyValue)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting.UITestControl.SetPropertyPrivate(String propertyName, Object value)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting.UITestControl.<>c__DisplayClass3e.<SetProperty>b__3d()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting.CodedUITestMethodInvoker.InvokeMethod[T](Func`1 function, UITestControl control, Boolean firePlaybackErrorEvent, Boolean logAsAction)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting.UITestControl.SetProperty(String propertyName, Object value)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITesting.HtmlControls.HtmlEdit.set_Text(String value)

Answer 1

Hi QAcodedui,
Based on your issue, you mean that when you record the textbox UI action with input a phone number text value in the textbox control and then you playback this textbox UI action, it failed for coded UI test, am I right?
If yes, I tried to add a simple textbox control in a windows form app and then I record the textbox UI action using coded UI test builder. I found that I can playback this textbox UI action successfully for coded UI test.
So if you are handing code for this textbox UI action in coded UI test, I suggest you could try to use the coded UI test builder to record and playback this textbox UI action check this issue again.
In addition, I suggest you could try to add the DrawHighlight method check whether the textbox control is found correctly.
If you are able to see cursor is highlight in the txt field it means controls is identified without error. Then I suggest you could try to add the following code for the textbox control.
For example, you can add the SendKeysAsScanCode method or the SkipSetPropertyVerification method check this issue.
(1) Playback.PlaybackSettings.SendKeysAsScanCode = true; Keyboard.SendKeysDelay = 10;
(2) Playback.PlaybackSettings.SkipSetPropertyVerification = true;
Or you can try to add more searchproperties for this textbox control and then check this issue.
Refernece:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/tapas_sahoos_blog/archive/2011/11/07/troubleshooting-record-and-playback-issues-in-coded-ui-test.aspx
Best Regards,
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