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User's Guide
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OMMANDS
Record menu
Paste to Editor Closes the Record Application State dialog and places the
4Test code, if any, in the associated file.
Cancel Closes the Record Application State dialog without placing any code
in the associated file.
Start Recording Closes the Record Application State dialog, displays a
message box indicating that the base state is being set, and displays the
Record Status window.
The presence of the Record Status window indicates that you can begin
recording an application state. The Status field flashes the word Recording.
In addition, the Record Status window lets you
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Temporarily pause recording, for example, to leave your desk or begin
another task, and then resume recording. Press Pause Recording and then
Resume Recording in the Record Status window.
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Add verification statements to your application state routine. Position the
mouse pointer over the GUI object you want to verify and press Ctrl+Alt.
The Record Status window shows the object that the mouse pointer is
over.
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See what you've recorded and then resume recording. Press Pause
Recording to review the Application State Code field in the dialog and
then press Resume Recording in the dialog.
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End recording. Press Done.
Pause Recording/
Resume Recording
Pause Recording/Resume Recording is a toggle pushbutton that suspends or
continues the recording of your interactions with your application. Typically,
you use Pause Recording to halt recording while you bring your application
to the correct state before beginning recording again. Typically, you use
Resume Recording after pasting your recording into the editor.
Ctrl+Alt
To add a verification statement or method, position the mouse cursor over the
object and press Ctrl+Alt. (Press Ctrl+Shift if you changed the hotkey in
Recorder Options.)
For more information, see "Recording the verification stage" on page 112.