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heidi_n
Regular Contributor
8 years ago

How to tell which Programming Language was selected when a Keyword Test was originally created?

I have a collection of old keyword tests and I would like to convert some of them to script, but for some of them, Delphi was selected in the Keyword Test Test Creation Wizard and for some of them, J...
  • dmiscannon's avatar
    dmiscannon
    8 years ago

    To see what programming language was selected for the Project Suite when it was created,

    * Right Click on the Project Suite name in the Project Workspace

    * Select Source Control and then Configure

    * Select General and then Project. The default language for the Project Suite is listed under Default Language

     

     

     

     

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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor

With regards to keyword tests, only if you are using Code Expressions in parameters or if you have Code Snippets in your keyword test does the original language make a difference.  Within the keyword test, for an operation that contains a code expression parameter or for a code snippet, there is a segment of the XML that looks like this:

LangId="{9E432E59-33EF-4EAA-95C6-63FC35AF69EE}

This is the indicator of what language the code is used for.  It's not clear, just from this, what language this is.  So... while you can tell that there is a language originally used for these, I'm not certain how easy it is to determine the specifics of the language.

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dmiscannon
Frequent Contributor
8 years ago

To see what programming language was selected for the Project Suite when it was created,

* Right Click on the Project Suite name in the Project Workspace

* Select Source Control and then Configure

* Select General and then Project. The default language for the Project Suite is listed under Default Language

 

 

 

 

  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    8 years ago
    dmiscannon wrote:

    To see what programming language was selected for the Project Suite when it was created,

    * Right Click on the Project Suite name in the Project Workspace

    * Select Source Control and then Configure

    * Select General and then Project. The default language for the Project Suite is listed under Default Language

     

     

    That will give the default language for creating new projects... but it does not guarentee that the project you are working in is that language.  I could set my default language to JavaScript (which I have) but still can create projects in JScript or VBScript (which I have).

    • dmiscannon's avatar
      dmiscannon
      Frequent Contributor
      8 years ago

      I think the original question was how do you determine what programming language was selected for old tests. What I posted was a method that can be used to try to determine that. As you state, since the default language can be changed, it does not guarantee that is the language for the project you are working in. But if the test is old and you want an indication of what language might have been used, it at least can possible assist you in making that determination.

      • heidi_n's avatar
        heidi_n
        Regular Contributor
        8 years ago

        Yes, that was my original question.