How to trigger Teardown
Hello, I have an Execution plan with various keyword tests. It all ends with a teardown script (close application, close browser window close excel etc). This always works when things go to plan b...
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rraghvani
Champion Level 3
Champion Level 3I have something similar, but my clean-up occurs before TestExecute (or TestComplete) is run. I use a PowerShell script to perform the necessary clean-up operation, followed by running the automation, then emailing results. I found using TestComplete General Events not working the way I wanted it to work and this caused a number of issues.
If an error had occurred while running, I can diagnose and see at what state it had stopped. Whether it's relating to the AUT or scripting, I can easily see the result. Whereas, if I had performed a clean-up operation after an error occurred, then it would have been tricky to diagnose!
- scot1967
In some of my test suites I run an event handler before each test that verifies the environment is set for the next test. "EventControl_OnStartTest" [Edit:] I haven't noticed any problems. The powershell idea could come in handy for a few things though. ☺️
Thanks Scot, That is a work in progress, being more proactive in my keyword tests is definitely something I am slowly building up.
Excellent Idea, that's an annoyingly simple solution. Thanks rraghvani
- rraghvani
When I first started automation with TestComplete, I made the "framework" overly complicated for other users, for those that didn't have much experience in scripting. I refactored all coding to make it as simple as possible, and it works great. It's been 4 years, and no complaints yet from users!
