Problems using dataSink
I want to save a respons of one of my testcases so that I can use the respons for another testcase. To do so I have created a dataSink (excel-file) as teststep right after the teststep where the respo...
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SmartBear_Suppo
Alumni
AlumniHi Lillian,
I know that we assisted you by email so I'm posting this for other pro user to see.
If you're using DataSink you must be using soapUI pro. If you have a pro license then you should have an account for accessing pro forums. If you have any problems accessing them, then you should contact support@eviware.com with your account information.
As for your problem with loading data from a file that was filled with data by DataSink) it happens because your property values are put into an external file by DataSink step as string objects and are formatted with double-quotes. Those values are, some test steps later, loaded (by DataSource) as strings that also contain double-quotes. You can add a Groovy script after your DataSource test step and unpack the double-quoted string value into a property with double-quotes truncated:
Cheers!
/Nenad Nikolic a.k.a. Shonzilla
I know that we assisted you by email so I'm posting this for other pro user to see.
If you're using DataSink you must be using soapUI pro. If you have a pro license then you should have an account for accessing pro forums. If you have any problems accessing them, then you should contact support@eviware.com with your account information.
As for your problem with loading data from a file that was filled with data by DataSink) it happens because your property values are put into an external file by DataSink step as string objects and are formatted with double-quotes. Those values are, some test steps later, loaded (by DataSource) as strings that also contain double-quotes. You can add a Groovy script after your DataSource test step and unpack the double-quoted string value into a property with double-quotes truncated:
def groovyUtils = new com.eviware.soapui.support.GroovyUtils( context )
def valueFromFile
try {
valueFromFile = groovyUtils.expand('${#myParam}')
} catch (e) {
log.error "An error occurred: $e"
valueFromFile = null
}
int intValue
try {
def len = valueFromFile.length()
intValue = new Integer( valueFromFile[1.. len-1] )
} catch (e) {
log.error "An error occurred: $e"
intValue = 0
}
log.info "Loaded int value: $intValue"
Cheers!
/Nenad Nikolic a.k.a. Shonzilla