How can i use datasink to write an output time and date into an excel spreadsheet?

Hi RobertZ 

I haven't got exactly what you want - my solution is kindof overkill for what you are asking for - but if you need the timestamp of each loop written out to a file - I do have something.

I use the following 'script/event handler' to capture my test evidence - the script/event handler writes out the requests and responses for each test step (even the ones without assertions - like the datasource loop step) for each test case in each test suite in my project.

I've just checked one of my projects that has a loop step and it records the timestamp for each loop.

It uses the TestRunListener.afterStep event handler

The script is as follows:

def pName = context.currentStep.testCase.testSuite.project.name //get project name
def pDate = new Date().format( 'yyyyMMdd' )//get current date
def sDate = pDate.toString()//convert date to string
def pTestSuite = context.currentStep.testCase.testSuite.name//get TestSuite name
def pTestCase = context.currentStep.testCase.name//get TestCase name
def filePath = 'C:/SoapUI Projects/TS0.1/TestEvidence/'+pName+'_'+sDate+'/'+pTestSuite+'/'+pTestCase+'/'//compose the folder path

File file = new File(filePath)
if (!file.exists()) file.mkdirs()//create the destination folder

fos = new FileOutputStream(filePath+ testStepResult.testStep.label + '.txt', true)
pw = new PrintWriter( fos )
testStepResult.writeTo( pw )
pw.close()
fos.close()

As I said above - it gives you waaaaay more than you ask for - but it does in fact record the timestamp for each iteration of a looped testcase.

Essentially the above script will generate a new folder each time you execute your project.  Within this folder will be testsuite folder and within these will be testcase folders.  Within the testcase folders there are individual .txt files for each test step in your test case.

I know this is more than what you ask for - but in the absence of anything else - would this suffice?

Cheers,

richie