How can I run / open a file, process or executable without using TestedApps?

Hello Adrian,





First, I recommend that you update TestComplete to version 8 or at least to 7.52.





The Run a ClickOnce application article explains how to accomplish your task. Additionally, you can use the following way to add a ClickOnce application to the Tested Apps project item:

 - Add rundll32.exe to the TestedApps project item.

 - Insert the below string into the 'Command line parameters' field of the newly created item:

 dfshim.dll,ShOpenVerbShortcut "<path to application>"

I have the same issue now in my new job.



They make their applications as ClickOnce apps.



I have tried the solutions here for adding them to TestedApps, but I get an error:





PLATFORM VERSION INFO


Windows : 6.1.7600.0 (Win32NT)


Common Language Runtime : 4.0.30319.1


System.Deployment.dll : 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100)


clr.dll : 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100)


dfdll.dll : 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100)







ERROR SUMMARY


Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log.


* Activation of "d:\Toolbars\MVNO\VictorTest.appref-ms" resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected:


+ Invalid URI: The URI scheme is not valid.







COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARY


No transaction error was detected.







WARNINGS


There were no warnings during this operation.







OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS


No phase information is available.







ERROR DETAILS


Following errors were detected during this operation.


* [19-01-2011 15:59:51] System.UriFormatException


- Invalid URI: The URI scheme is not valid.


- Source: System


- Stack trace:


at System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind)


at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state)







COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION DETAILS


No transaction information is available.




Now I am unsure as to what exactly is meant with "<path to application>".



is that the path to my VictorTEST.appref-ms file?? .. or the actual exe file?



This is what my current command line looks like:



dfshim.dll,ShOpenVerbShortcut "d:\Toolbars\MVNO\VictorTest.appref-ms"

Hej Anders,

See if this post works out fro you... cmd line

Hello Anders,





Please refer to my answer that concerns executing an application by using rundll32.exe in this thread.





Another way to launch an application from TestComplete is to use the Run method of the WScript.Shell object:

  var WshShell = Sys.OleObject("WScript.Shell");

  WshShell.Run(<path to .appref-ms>);

See also the following MSDN library article: Run Method (Windows Script Host).