Driving RadDatePicker from an automated test

[John]

Hello,

I'm trying to write an automated test to drive an ASP.NET web app that includes a RadDatePicker control.  I don't really need to drive the date-selection pop-up - I'd be happy with being able to enter the date into the input field.  However, although I can "type" the text into the input field, it would appear that the date isn't really being set in the control, and nothing is being posted back to the server.

I wondered if there was a "trick" I needed to use (like there is for selection from a combo box for example: http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/aspnet/combobox/select-value-in-telerik-combo-box.aspx)

I'm using WatIn, although I imagine a Selenium user would have the same issue.

Can you help?

Thanks!

John

[Princy]

Hello John,

You could set the EmptyMessage for showing the custom text also you can set the visibility of the DatePopUpButton.
Here is the sample aspx:

<telerik:RadDatePicker ID="RadDatePicker1" runat="server">
   <DateInput ID="DateInput1" InvalidStyleDuration="100" Skin="Office2007" runat="server" EmptyMessage="Select Date" >
   </DateInput>
   <DatePopupButton Visible="False" />
</telerik:RadDatePicker>

Thanks,
Princy.

[John]

Thanks for your suggestions, Princy.  However, it doesn't really solve my problem.  Perhaps it would help if I re-state the problem.

• My acceptance test uses the WatIn framework
• WatIn drives a browser to test a Web App that includes a Telerik RadDatePicker
• WatIn can find the input date field by its ID:

  Document.TextField(Find.ById("ctl00_MainContent_rdpInceptionDate_dateInput_text"));

• WatIn can then enter a date in that field:
  

  field.TypeText("30/10/2011")

• I can see that when WatIn does this, the expected date does appear to be "typed into" the browser, and the calendar control pops up below the input field.
• WatIn then clicks my Submit button for me
• The date is NOT posted to the server as part of the form, although other fields that WatIn has typed in for me are.

From this I have inferred that when a real user drives the RadDatePicker control, perhaps some clever JavaScript stuff is happening.

How do I get the clever stuff to happen? :-)

[David]

Hi,

Try the following attributes which could work:

<telerik:RadDatePicker .... DateInput-Enabled="true" EnableTyping="true" ... >

Cheers