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leandropoblet
Frequent Contributor
10 years ago
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Execute elevated command line tools

Hi all, I'm experiencing some crashes in our application. The thing is I need to execute a memory dump before killing the application which is failing to close properly. We are using...
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    HKosova
    10 years ago
    To run an elevated application from TestComplete, you need to run TestComplete as an administrator.



    You can run apps using either TestedApps, or the shell's Run method:



    Sys["OleObject"]("WScript.Shell")["Run"]("procdump notepad", 1, true);



    If the command line includes file paths with spaces, put quotes around them:



    Sys["OleObject"]("WScript.Shell")["Run"]("\"C:\My Tools\procdump.exe\" notepad", 1, true);

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HKosova
SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
10 years ago
Hi Leandro,



TestComplete 10.40+ has the built-in Process.SaveDumpToFile method. Will it suit your needs, or do you specifically need to use ProcDump?