Comments on: Quiz: Find the difference between these VBScript codes?

By: Koteswara Rao

Koteswara Rao — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:03:45 +0000

If Browser(“Browser”).Page(“Page”).Link(“Link”).Exist(0)=”True”, this statement is wrong because Exist(0) is not a method to return value, after all this is a property. so any property doesn’t return any value. But this statement is trying to compare with “True” string with the return value. So it through error.
Where as in the second statement return value not taken. so it doesn’t give any runtime error.

By: Ramakrishna

Ramakrishna — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:44:49 +0000

Hi,

first one is comparing true=true then only it will return yes

second one if true then it will return yes

By: madhu

madhu — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:11:44 +0000

in that case no need to use equqlity operator and boolean values.
why because the Exist function returns boolean value.
Exist(0) : if already object is exists
Exist(5) : tool will wait for 5 sec and then it will return boolean value

By: Rick Hall

Rick Hall — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:54:58 +0000

> Can you find a problem with the 1st piece of code?

The true “flaw” is the limitation in the (=) operator in VBScript .
(Equals to operator (=) compares string or numeric expressions.)

Now VBScript is forced to do implicit conversions of the boolean factors in the expression.

If boolean factors were compared innately then this conundrum would not exist.

By: kiran

kiran — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:47:57 +0000

There is no difference in above two statements, when you use a boolean, execution will get faster since its only depend on quick response of the boolean and also there will be no wating

By: Tarun

Tarun — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:23:23 +0000

Here is a detailed explanation on the issue

http://knowledgeinbox.com/articles/qtp/object-identification/why-objectexist-true-returns-false-when-object-exists/

By: ramu

ramu — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:57:18 +0000

In fact Exist statement will return BOOLEAN VALUE.That means it will return either 1 or 0

I appreciate if you suggest me the right way
–Ramu

By: ramu

ramu — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:55:09 +0000

If Browser(“Browser”).Page(“Page”).Link(“Link”).Exist(0)=1 Then
Reporter.ReportEvent micPass “Link Found”, “YES”
End If

just try the above code.It will pass the statement
According to the syntax of the Exist statement, it will return either 1 (True) or 0 (False) . So if you compare with TRUE, it is going in else statement.

–Ramu

By: ramu

ramu — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:43:02 +0000

I just tried by keeping TRUE in double quotations then it has executed True conditon statement. i thought we need to convert True into string. then i succeeded.
Let me know why we need to keep in it double quotations
–Ramu

By: RamaSubramanian

RamaSubramanian — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:25:30 +0000

Pulekar! your explaination too seems to be okay to me!…..

I would request people who comment here also make an effort to correct each other!…..Pin-point if anyone is CORRECT or INCORRECT!…….

………AND NOT JUST KEEP POSTING YOUR ANSWERS/COMMENTS to the given question!

The idea is to make this forum interesting and interact with each other!….openly !….!

I certainly don’t have any problem if anyone pinpoints that I am wrong!…….except!…..kindly comment where I have gone wrong!

Hope the comment is well taken!
Thanks
Subramanian