Can I hook into an already running application

[Ryan]

I was wondering if anyone knows a way to hook into an already running application to do records?

The issue that we are having is that our WPF application is launched via click-once, that requires a URI to launch the app.  I am able to navigate to the webpage that hosts the launcher, and launch the app, but I do not know a way to hook into the running version without having test studio try and launch a new version of the app (if that makes sense)

Any input would be helpful.

Thanks.

[Jonas]

Hello,

There is possible to Connect to a application. I am using the following code to connect to the application if it's running, else i just start a new one.

var process = Process.GetProcesses().Where(p => p.ProcessName == "ProcessName");
if (process.Count() != 0)
    Manager.ConnectToApplication(process.FirstOrDefault());
else
    Manager.LaunchNewApplication("ExeFilepath");

//Jonas

[Anthony]

@Ryan

There isn't a way to do this through Test Studio. When you Quick Execute or execute a Test List, a new instance of the app will launch from its pre-configured location. This is why click-once deployment is not supported.

The work-around Jonas provided only works in a purely coded test. See here for more information.

@Jonas
Thank you for assisting another customer. I've updated your Telerik points accordingly.

All the best,
Anthony
the Telerik team

[Anthony]

Hello Ryan,

After some additional testing, I found a solution that incorporates Jonas's code into a Test Studio test. You essentially configure the test to use a "dummy" WPF app from a static location, then close it and connect to the desired running app in code as the first step of the test. See here for more information.

Greetings,
Anthony
the Telerik team