Access denied error ( Visual Studio and WatiN )

Question

I\'m using the WatiN testing tool with Visual Studio 2005. When I try to select a value from my list box I am getting an \"access denied\" error.

Answer 1

This is a bug in the select list where if the list is not ready to accept input, and it can throw one several exception types. We solve it like this:

try
{
    _domContainer.SelectList(_control.WatinAttribute).Focus();
    _domContainer.SelectList(_control.WatinAttribute).Select(value);
}

catch (Exception e)
{ 
    Console.WriteLine("Select list eception caught: " + e.Message + e.StackTrace);

    // we have tried once already and failed, so let's wait for half a second
    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(500);
    _domContainer.SelectList(_control.WatinAttribute).Select(value);
}

And yes I know that swallowing all exceptions like this is normally bad, but if the exception occurs again, it is thrown to the test code and the test fails.