IE8: Download Dialog issues with Data Driven tests

Hi,

I have confirmed this is a bug in Test Studio. I have filed a bug report on it here. As a temporary work around you can implement 100% in code the dialog handling. I recommend using the DownloadsDialogHandler as shown near the bottom of that page. This will work in your scenario. 

All the best,
Cody
the Telerik team

I am experiencing a similar issue. I just upgraded my Test Studio on Wednesday to the 2012.1 release that came out on that day. I am using script step as you mentioned above as I am using variables in the file name when saving from my data source. However, if my test has more than one step using DownloadDialogsHandler, the second and subsequent steps time out and don't download any file at all. But, when I use the Download Dialog Handler from the menu, the script succeeds without error. I also created tests that do not have data binding and the scripted method would fail in the same way while the handler option would succeed as they did with data binding.

Hi Benjamin,

The behavior you mention is due to a design limitation: Test Studio will not handle multiple dialogs of the same type in the same test using the Download Dialog Handler from the Quick Tasks menu.

Your issue could be resolved by using data driven download dialog handlers from the menu and splitting the two dialog handlers into their own tests so that there is only one download dialog handler step in each test. Then, you can combine them using Test as Step or a Test List.

Alternatively if you prefer to stick with your coded approach, you are probably missing a cleanup step in your code. When you are finished using the download dialog in your code, make sure that the dialog handler is removed with code similar to this:

Manager.DialogMonitor.RemoveDialog(dlg);  // dlg is the DownloadDialogsHandler that was previously added

All the best,
Byron
the Telerik team