Hi,

What FlowchartX version are you using? In older versions the control was activated in windowless mode by default, for OLE containers that support it, and so this tool might not be recognizing it if it expects to get the COM control through a HWND.

Stoyan

Ok, we'll check it with the trial version of TestPartner if MicroFocus send us a download link...

Yes, we've already requested a trial there, but haven't received a download link yet.

Hi,

Nope, their sales representative was supposed to contact us and give us a download link but never did. If you keep your trial copy, can't you upload it somewhere for us to download? I suppose MicroFocus wouldn't mind 8)

Stoyan

It should be possible to get a reference to the running flowchart through the OLE/COM API, but you will have to register your application as an OLE server. We'll try to create a sample project showing that next week.

Stoyan

Hi Jan,

Ok, I have received the link and our developer will check this next week.

Noone here know enough Delphi to create an automation server, we could try to create an example in VB6.

Stoyan

I've noticed that TestPartner recognizes the flowchart as ActiveX when it's in IE or a VB app, but as GuiObject when in MFC application. Searching for MFC in the TestPartner help yields the following:

"Notes: ActiveX controls within an MFC environment do not allow access to its methods and properties without additional source code instrumentation. For more information, browse the contents of the TPAccessible folder in the TestPartner install directory."

So, I guess TestPartner relies on some features of the runtime to get the control instance from the window handle it detects clicks upon. For IE and VB it can get the control automatically, but not for MFC.

That TPAccessible directory contains a C++ header that defines the "registerWnd" function that supposedly will let you make the control accessible to TestPartner. From what I remember about MFC, I guess the call should look like this:

#include <TPAccessibleAPI.h>
...
registerWnd(m_flowchart.getHWnd(), "flowchart", m_flowchart.m_lpDispatch);

assuming your flowchartx instance is called m_flowchart.

I hope that helps,
Stoyan

Edit: in the "TPAccessible\Sample MFC Application" folder you can find a sample project that registers some ActiveX controls this way.