cngroupdk / windows-xpath-check

Check that control is visible and highlight it for you

XPath Check Tool for desktop applications

This tool allows to check validity of XPaths and highlights found elements.

Requirements

• Windows 10 PC with the latest Windows 10 version
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 or later

Getting Started

1. Open XPathConsole.sln in Visual Studio
2. Select Debug > Start Debugging or simply Run

Application Screen

Usage

1. Fill application name (most commonly found on a top of the main window of application)
2. Fill application .exe absolute path in the file system of your computer
3. Check if you want to start an application, if unchecked tool will try to find a running instance of you application
4. Click on "Find App" button and wait for the response. In some cases application could be in "not responding" state during this process
5. Fill your XPath
6. Click "Find Elements" button
7. If one or more elements was found than list will be created. Clicking through this list will highlight elements on screen.
8. Highlight overlay can be turned on or off with checkbox.
9. All errors should be thrown to right text box.

Common Issues

1. Application not found: Check if application name and path are correct Application name could also contain spaces. To be sure you can copy the name from Windows Accessibility Tools > inspect.exe.

2. XPath Element not found: XPath shouldn't contain outer quotation marks.

   Valid formats are //MenuItem[@Name="File"] or //MenuItem[@Name=\"File\"].

Download

You can download the most recent version from github releases tab.