We run TC through git. Everything in git should be relative to the root of the git repo or relative to files and directories within the git repo. TestedApps use the absolute path of executables. Our current solution is to exclude TestedApps.tcTAs in the gitignore and manually add a custom TestedApps.tcTAs with apps relative to the C drive. Is there a real solution to this? Do the paths support "..\"-ing? What would the "..\" be relative to?
See post convert absolute path to relative path | SmartBear Community which should give you an idea
We have handled this a few ways. We have used relative paths and project variables. The TestedApp object properties can also be changed at run time. You can use a search with the aqFileSystem object to find your app path in the file system and then update the path in the TestedObject. We have used a script to pull the paths from the registry and set the TestedApp paths at run time.
This was needed for running apps in a pipeline because the pipeline installer uses a different path (written in the registry) depending on the run and the VM it is on.
aqFileSystem Object:
https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/program-objects/aqfilesystem/index.html
TestedApps Object:
Reading Sections and Options from the System Registry. Example:
My Registry How To:
How To: Read data from the Windows Registry | SmartBear Community
