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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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dmiscannon
Frequent Contributor

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
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.

      • tristaanogre's avatar
        tristaanogre
        Esteemed Contributor
        8 years ago

        While that setting that dmiscannon mentions will show you what you currently have configured as your default script language, this will not reflect any history as to what might have been selected in the past.  It's a configuration option for the TestComplete installation and is not stored in any project file or included in any source file.  So, as mentioned, you could have your default right now set to JavaScript... but in your past, you might have your default set to Delphi... or VBScript... but there's no way of correlating what your keyword test was originally created under with the setting as it is configured now.

        However, that is rather moot since, so long as you are not using code expressions or code snippets in your keyword tests, they are portable to any project regardless of how they were originally created.