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SarahEdwards
Contributor
8 years ago

Calling a script from an Event Handler

So, I just learned about Event Handlers. What amazing things!   However, I'd like to send an email from the OnLogError event. My handler script is as follows:   function GeneralEvents_OnLogError...
  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    8 years ago

    PackResults I'm assuming is in a different script unit than your event handler.  So... this is a two-step thingie

    1) Add at the top of the unit for the event handler the following

     

    //USEUNIT MyScriptUnit

    where "MyScriptUnit" is the code unit containing PackResults

     

    2) Change your code to:

    function GeneralEvents_OnLogError(Sender, LogParams)
{
Log.Picture(Sys.Desktop.Picture(), "Image of the whole screen", "", pmHigher);
MyScriptUnit.PackResults(); //This is the name of my email function.
}

     

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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor

PackResults I'm assuming is in a different script unit than your event handler.  So... this is a two-step thingie

1) Add at the top of the unit for the event handler the following

 

//USEUNIT MyScriptUnit

where "MyScriptUnit" is the code unit containing PackResults

 

2) Change your code to:

function GeneralEvents_OnLogError(Sender, LogParams)
{
Log.Picture(Sys.Desktop.Picture(), "Image of the whole screen", "", pmHigher);
MyScriptUnit.PackResults(); //This is the name of my email function.
}

 

SarahEdwards's avatar
SarahEdwards
Contributor
8 years ago

UseUnit wasn't working for me, but it did lead me to this article (titled "USEUNIT Statement -- About" in the index help files):

https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/scripting/calling-routines/declared-in-another-unit/from-gui.html which accomplishes the same thing. My event handler script now looks like this:

 

 

var EmailResults = require("EmailResults"); //EmailResults is the parent script that holds the PackResults() function.

function GeneralEvents_OnLogError(Sender, LogParams)
{
Log.Picture(Sys.Desktop.Picture(), "Image of the whole screen", "", pmHigher);
EmailResults.PackResults(); //This is the name of my email function.
}

 

Now I just need to ensure that the error that stops everything is included in the log that's emailed.

 

Thank you so much, Tristaanogre!

  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    8 years ago

    USEUNIT should work but note that it needs to 

     

    a) start with the two slashes // and 

    b) be in all caps.  Otherwise, it won't work.

     

    However, the method you used is just fine as is.  Glad you got it working!