Hi Anas,
You can run TestComplete from your C# code in the same way as you would run any other application. See the code below. A possible alternative is to run TestComplete via COM, but, I think, simulating a command-line launch is simpler in your case.
To pass the tested executable's path to the test, you can use environment variables (again, see the code below :-). As an alternative approach, you can create a text file with the needed file path in Notepad and then, read the file contents from your TestComplete script. But for me, using an environment variable seems to be easier in your case.
Here is the C# code for running TestComplete via the command line. It runs TestComplete, loads the "My Test Project.mds" file in it and then, runs the Script | Unit1 | Test1 script routine. For more information on TestComplete command-line arguments, see http://smartbear.com/support/viewarticle/10998/. In my example, I used a project file (.mds), but you can also open project suite files (.pjs) in the same way.
// Create a process object
System.Diagnostics.Process process = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
// Specify the executable file name
process.StartInfo.FileName = "C:\\Program Files\\Automated QA\\TestComplete 8\\Bin\\TestComplete.exe";
// Specify command-line arguments.
// Don't forget to include the parameters that contain spaces in quotes.
string ProjectPathArg = "\"E:\\Work\\Test\\My Test Project\\My Test Project\\My Test Project.mds\"";
string MoreCmdLineArgs = "/run \"/project:My Test Project\" /test:\"Script|Unit1|Test1\"";
process.StartInfo.Arguments = ProjectPathArg +" " + MoreCmdLineArgs;
// Pass data via the MyVariable environment variable
process.StartInfo.EnvironmentVariables.Add("MyVariable", "C:\\Windows\\Notepad.exe");
process.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false; // Assign false to this property to use environment variables
// Run the process
process.Start();
Here is the way you can use the MyVariable environment variable in your TestComplete test:
Sub Test1
' Get the value of your environment variable
Value = aqEnvironment.GetEnvironmentVariable("MyVariable")
Log.Message Value
' Modify the tested app properties
' We clear the Path property as MyVariable contains the full path to the executable
TestedApps.MyTestedApp.Path = ""
TestedApps.MyTestedApp.FileName = Value
' Run the tested app
TestedApps.MyTestedApp.Run
End Sub
A few words on using the environment variable: this variable contains the path to the exe to be launched. To do this, I'd suggest creating a tested application in your TestComplete project, modifying its properties and then, running this application using the TestedApps.AppName.Run method.
It does not matter what application you add to the project (you can add, for example, Notepad), since the application's path and name will be changed before the run. However, I'd suggest that you give the tested app item some meaningful name for easier reference from tests. For instance, in my example, I added notepad.exe and then, replaced the tested app's original name (notepad) with MyTestedApp. See the attached image.
