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KSQian
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7 years ago
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How do I add folder to script?

I want to add an entire folder to my script folder.    But add existing item only seem to take individual files.   So I need to create a folder in TC and move the files into the folder.   Prett...
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    tristaanogre
    7 years ago

    The folders that you see in a project are not actual directory paths on the hard drive.  They only serve as a visual organization within TestComplete.  There is no correlation between those folders and what you see on the drive.  So, you can't add a "folder" to a project.

     

    HOWEVER... if you select "Add -> Existing Item" and then, in the dialog that comes up, either "shift click" or "ctrl-click" to multi select several script files, TestComplete will add multiple files to a project at a time.  They do need to be actual files, not folders, but multi-select is supported

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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor

The folders that you see in a project are not actual directory paths on the hard drive.  They only serve as a visual organization within TestComplete.  There is no correlation between those folders and what you see on the drive.  So, you can't add a "folder" to a project.

 

HOWEVER... if you select "Add -> Existing Item" and then, in the dialog that comes up, either "shift click" or "ctrl-click" to multi select several script files, TestComplete will add multiple files to a project at a time.  They do need to be actual files, not folders, but multi-select is supported

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KSQian
Contributor
7 years ago

Thanks.

 

Yah that sucks. I know they handle the tree structure in scripts with some other file. Why not support folders? 

 

For a very modularized svn directory its a pain to add them all to scripts with the same structure.

 

I have around 10 folders/subfolders...

 

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    tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    7 years ago

    Sounds like a feature request to me. :)

     

    Suggestion... if you have that much "shared" code, have you considered converting them to Script Extension RunTime objects so you don't have to bother with adding them to every project every time?

    • KSQian's avatar
      KSQian
      Contributor
      7 years ago

      I don't think that's supported for Javascript?

       

      Otherwise it'd be a good solution. 

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        tristaanogre
        Esteemed Contributor
        7 years ago

        The code for ScriptExtensions is JScript... so, no, not fully JavaScript so you lose a little bit.  But you may be able to adapt some of your code to work as script extensions.

         

        We use JavaScript for our projects but I've managed to transfer a lot of our shared utilities and such to RunTime objects so as to make rolling out a new project a lot more streamlined.