Coded UI Test - waiting for running application to finish during the test

Question

I am trying to create test for my-app using coded ui test with visual studio ultimate 2012, in my-app i run another app ( cmd window is opened during "another app" running). i want to wait until this "another app" finish running and then to check some results. how can i do that?

if someone know how to control window using coded ui test i think it may help, until now i didn't find an example of that!

Answer 1

i find a way.

my problem was to control and wait for the cmd window which related to "another app" execution.

i run the system and the VS recorder, and start recording when cmd window of the another app pop up and then i maximized the window and stop recording, i did this to get automatic generated code to control this window, the code i got:

    public void WaitUntilAnotherappFinish()
    {
        #region Variable Declarations
        WinWindow uIAnotherppWindow = this.UIAnotherappWindow
        #endregion

        // Maximize window 
        uIAnotherppWindow.Maximized = this.WaitUntilAnotherappFinishParams.UIAnotherappWindowMaximized;
    }

so i replace the maximize window command line to waiting for the window not exist:

    public void WaitUntilAnotherappFinish()
    {
        #region Variable Declarations
        WinWindow uIAnotherppWindow = this.UIAnotherappWindow
        #endregion

        // wait for window to close 
        uIAnotherppWindow.WaitForControlNotExist();
    }

and this exactly did what i want :).

important note: be careful that this file is an auto generated file so your changes may be undo! solve this by implementing your own method in your test file.