If working with a multi-language application, or if you want to record menus using something other than visible text, set TestPartner to record menu selections by ID rather than by text. This results in a more reliable playback against multiple versions of the menu in different language versions of the application.
The following shows a test script where File>Open... is recorded using the menu command:
' Select File>Open in WordPad using Menu Command.
Window("Document - WordPad Window").Attach
Window.MenuSelect "File~Open..."
The following shows a test script where File>Open... is recorded using an ID for the menu selection.
' Set the record option "Menus by ID" to Yes, then
' Record the selection of File>Open in WordPad using Menu ID.
Window("Document - WordPad Window").Attach
Window.MenuSelect 57601
The second recorded code sample plays back more reliably in a non-English version of the application, because it does not use natural language text to make the selection.
To set menus to record using menu ID:
Click Tools>Options. The Options dialog box appears.
Double-click Record. The Record options display in the right side panel.
In the right side panel of the Options dialog box, select Yes in the list for the Menus by ID option setting.
Click OK. When recording selections against menus, the selections record by ID rather than by name.
Tip: To set a single test script to record against menus by using the menu ID, create a TPlayback object and set its MenuByCommand property to No.