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sathashiv5's avatar
sathashiv5
Contributor
4 years ago

.exe file run in test execute

Hi,     Is it possible to convert the project suite(with project scripts, keywords) into binary executable? And run in Test Execute Tool. Since, Test execute support file format -> .pjs and .mds....
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  • Lee_M's avatar
    Lee_M
    4 years ago

    Another issue to consider could be the type of test and the visualizer images that are created (KW tests)

     

    ref: https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/testing-with/visualizer/index.html

    When to use Test Visualizer

    • Use Test Visualizer for debugging purposes and while searching for errors. Images and data that Test Visualizer collects help you understand what your recorded test does, or what has happened in your tested application during the test run.

      Keep in mind that collecting the data may reduce the test performance. In addition, the collected data occupies the hard disk space.

    • Disable Visualizer or limit its functionality when your tests run smoothly. It will save disk space and makes the tests run a bit faster.

      Note that disabling Visualizer makes it difficult to understand what goes wrong in case of an error.

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    https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/testing-with/visualizer/enabling-and-disabling.html

    "Test Visualizer data, especially screenshots of the whole desktop, can take a lot of disk space. To save disk space, you can limit the amount of saved data or disable the Visualizer. This will also speed up test recording and playback."

     

     

     

    don't forget to 'prune' you tests and Delete All Visualiser frames (bottom button) after this action, not sure if this is done automatically

     

     

    or Convert to Keyword tests - but with this approach, you will lose the option to be able to get the visualizer images back as you are unable to convert script tests back to KW tests

AlexKaras's avatar
AlexKaras
Champion Level 3
4 years ago

Hi,

 

> Is it possible to convert the project suite(with project scripts, keywords) into binary executable?

No, this is not possible. Point.

TestComplete or TestExecute are required to be installed on the box where test code must be executed.

 

  • sathashiv5's avatar
    sathashiv5
    Contributor
    4 years ago

    Hi,

    I want to convert the project file into a single executable, so I can pass this .exe file into Test Execute Tool for executing test code(Client requirements). If possible, how to reduce the project size? Our Scripts within the Test Code will be added incrementally, so the project size may become a huge memory usage. That's why, we looking to convert into small sized file and if we pass this to our client, they can easily run as well. (If any other suggestions like extension need to be installed for this purpose, please mention the guide to make it). 

    • Lee_M's avatar
      Lee_M
      Community Hero
      4 years ago

      sathashiv5,

       

      I don't believe you can produce a binary like you are looking for - AlexKaras please confirm this.

      Feel free to suggest it for a future TestComplete feature.

       

      It sounds like your projects are getting larger and that a CI solution may be what you are looking for.

       

      You may want to investigate Jenkins, this has a TestComplete extension - I am using this approach - but this doesn't address your filesize issue.

      I have a separate server that everyone can RDP into, the server houses a Jenkins installation and maintains the tests from a BitBucket (GIT) repository running a TestExecute instance.

      People can then add tests that can be scheduled or manually run (advanced solution to the hack of the UserForm that what was suggested previously)

       

      Have you found out where the file size is taken up, most of my space was taken up with logs, maybe this can help - managing log files

      • sathashiv5's avatar
        sathashiv5
        Contributor
        4 years ago

        Hi Lee_M ,

         

        Thank you for the update. If we know how to reduce the project size(apart from logs), and the extensions supported by Test Execute, then it will be very useful for us.  

    • AlexKaras's avatar
      AlexKaras
      Champion Level 3
      4 years ago

      Hi,

       

      As it was said more than once, it is not possible to convert TestComplete's test project to any sort of self-executable file. TestExecute requires test project in exactly the same form as TestComplete.

      Why did you decide that TestExecute can use or require project in the form of executable file?

       

      • sathashiv5's avatar
        sathashiv5
        Contributor
        4 years ago

        Hi AlexKaras ,

         

        Thanks for the reply. Our project involves incremental script inclusion for future aspects, we want to know whether we could make it executable, so the size of project may be reduced and use this exe for loading in other systems(like a GUI for our client). Otherwise, we try to create a batch file and then we make it as exe file to further proceedings. 

         

        In order to ease the use of testing from client point of view, we would like to make it in simple. That's why we looking for this feature. But anyway thanks.