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tuyentran
Occasional Contributor
14 years ago

Create a function to call any process

Hi all,

I'm a novice user with TestComplete. I am using TestComplete 7. I have a question as below:

 I am going to write a generic function to call any process. User only enter the process name. When call this function, the application will be launched

 The prototype for this function as below

 Sub LaunchApp(app_name)

     Get the process name

     Execute process   

 

 End Sub



Can anyone help me?



Thank you

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  • karkadil's avatar
    karkadil
    Valued Contributor
    14 years ago
    Here is a function and usage example



    Sub LaunchApp(appname)

      Dim i



      If TestedApps.Count > 0 Then

        For i = 0 To TestedApps.Count

          if TestedApps.Items(i).FullFileName = appname Then

            TestedApps.Items(i).Run

            Exit Sub

          End If

        Next

      End If  

     

      TestedApps.Add(appname)

      TestedApps.Items(appname).Run

    End Sub



    ' usage example

    Sub Main

      LaunchApp "C:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe"

    End Sub


  • tuyentran's avatar
    tuyentran
    Occasional Contributor
    14 years ago
    Hi Gennadiy Alpaev,



    When I executed your script, TC displayed the error message as attached picture

    I debugged and found this error happen at this line

     If TestedApps.Items(i).FullFileName = appname Then



    Could you pls explain to me why this line has an error?



    Thank you



    Tuyen Tran
  • karkadil's avatar
    karkadil
    Valued Contributor
    14 years ago
    Do you have item TestedApps in your project? If you don't - add it as described in the help topic "Adding and Removing Project Items and Their Child Elements".



    After this the example should work, but probably you didn't just run the example, but modified it for your needs. If you did, post here the modified version of the script
  • tuyentran's avatar
    tuyentran
    Occasional Contributor
    14 years ago
    Dear Gennadiy Alpae,



    I added your sample app under the TestApps node. Please see the attached picture. However, the error still happens when executed test script. I put your function in a separate file named "General". In my sample file, e.g. "Login", I called this function in Sub Main like this

    Sub Main

      ' Enter your code here.

      LaunchApp "C:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe"

     

    End Sub



    Could you pls let me why TC can't execute this function successfully?



    Thank you so much



    Tuyen Tran
  • karkadil's avatar
    karkadil
    Valued Contributor
    14 years ago
    TestComplete can't execute this function because you haven't added it's definition.

    Look carefully at my first answer. There are 2 procedures there - Main and LaunchApp.



    Place subroutine LaunchApp to the Login unit and it will work. I have added an attachment of how your unit should look like.



    BTW, you don't have to add Notepad application manually, it will be added during the 1st run of the procedure LaunchApp if it is not there yet.


  • tuyentran's avatar
    tuyentran
    Occasional Contributor
    14 years ago
    Hi Gennadiy Alpaev,



    Thank you for your instruction. Now, I can launch my application. However, I have another question: How do I call another function place in another file, for example, in General from Sub Main? I tried to call LaunchApp function by executing the statement as below

    Sub Main

     

    Call LaunchApp("C:\Windows\Notepad.exe")



    End Sub



    Regards



    Tuyen Tran
  • karkadil's avatar
    karkadil
    Valued Contributor
    14 years ago
    Use "USEUNIT" statement to run functions from other units. It is described in the help topic "Calling Routines and Variables Declared in Another Unit" of TestComplete help
  • tuyentran's avatar
    tuyentran
    Occasional Contributor
    14 years ago
    Thank you so much. Now, I call my function from another file.
  • dhanapal1's avatar
    dhanapal1
    Contributor
    14 years ago

    I need to create generic function for menu bar implementation for my application. I am new to testcomplete.  Could u please any one guide me how to write generic function. Where we have place those function and how to call those function wherever required in unit.  In my application menus  are recognized as textnode and menu items are recognized as table. Below are the code


    Menu :  search->Journal ->Default criteria


     

    var iexplore;

      var frame;

      var textNode;

      var panel;

      var cell;

      var panel2;

      iexplore = Aliases["iexplore"];

      frame = iexplore["page"]["applicframe"]["Mainframe1"];

      textNode = frame["panelMenubar"]["textnodeSearch"];

    // clicking on menu 

      textNode["DblClick"](33, 8);

    // Selecting MenuItem

      panel = frame["panelMenuworkdiv"];

      cell = panel["panelMenu1div"]["table"]["cellJournal"];

      cell["HoverMouse"](29, 1);

    // Clicking on submenu item

      panel["panelMenu15div"]["table"]["cellDefaultCriteria"]["Click"]();