Can I ask for parameter by starting TestExecute via command line

Take a look at the BuiltIn.Param object.  Here's some sample code I'm using so I can pass different data files at startup.



This is JavaScript.



Regards,

Curt





function CommandLineArgs()

{

  // start /wait "TestComplete" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Automated QA\TestComplete 8\Bin\TestComplete.exe" "C:\TestCompleteFiles\testcomplete\Shell_Member_Portal_suite\Shell_Member_Portal_suite.pjs" /p:MemberPortal /r /data="C:\\TestData\\MP_Shell.xlsx"

  //Parameter[1] =  C:\TestCompleteFiles\testcomplete\Shell_Member_Portal_suite\Shell_Member_Portal_suite.pjs

  //Parameter[2] = /p:MemberPortal

  //Parameter[3] = /r

  //Parameter[4] = /data="C:\\TestData\\MP_Shell_QA_Box.xlsx



  var nArgs = BuiltIn.ParamCount();

  var str;

  var args = new Array();

  var re = new RegExp("=","g");

 

 // Log.Message("Total number of command-line arguments: " + nArgs);

 // Log.Message("The fully-qualified name of the TestComplete executable: " + BuiltIn.ParamStr(0));



  var argumentFound = false;

  for (var i = 1; i <= nArgs ; i++) {

      str = BuiltIn.ParamStr(i);

      Log.Message("param = " + str);

      if ( str.indexOf("/data=") != -1) {

          argumentFound = true;

          Log.Message("data = " + str);

          args = str.split(re);

          Log.Message("args = " + args);

          excelData = args[1];

          myExcel = args[1];

         Log.Message("excelData = " + excelData);

         Log.Message("myExcel = " + myExcel);



      }  

  }

  if (argumentFound == false) {

     Log.Message("Data sheet was not specified in the command line. Default data sheet " +excelData + " will be used.");

  }

}

Thank you!

Dear Curt,

it still won't run, can you help again?



The command line is like:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Automated QA\TestExecute 8\Bin\TestExecute.exe" "I:\Test\Project_Suite.mds" /r /p:Project /data&colon;"abc" /exit



In the TestComplete Javascript i have this function without an index:

function commandlineargs()

{

data = BuiltIn.ParamStr(3)

Log.Message(data)

}



But by starting the batchfile, this error appears:



The data parameter is just set in an editor:

function Test1(data)

{

  //Runs the "notepad" tested application.

  TestedApps.notepad.Run(1, true);

  //Enters  in the 'Edit' object.

  Aliases.notepad.wndNotepad.Edit.Keys(data);

}



Where and how do i have to define the parameters?



Thank you,

Iris

Hi Iris,





What about using this command line?

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Automated QA\TestExecute 8\Bin\TestExecute.exe" "I:\Test\Project_Suite.mds" /r /p:Project /data="abc" /exit



(changed /data&colon;"abc" to /data="abc")

Hi Tanya,

thank you, that doesn't work here. Should it run like this?

Thanks,

Iris

Hi Tanya,

thanks! It runs. I had a syntax error in the bat-file. It wasn't the parameter....

Thanks a lot!

Iris

Hi Iris,



That's great!



BTW, we have a sample script in our How To demonstrating how you can work with TC's command line.

Thanks, that helps!