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ronrhe
Contributor
15 years ago

how to use an empty cel in an excelfile by data driven tests

I use a datadriven testloop with an excelfile. An of the cels is blank. Testcomplete gives an error : Parameter type mismatch This must be a bug, because it's very common that not all fields...
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dpeterson
Occasional Contributor
13 years ago
"All the peculiarities you mention are connected with the functioning of Microsoft ODBC Driver, not TestComplete."



With all due respect, Allen, that is the lamest reply you could possibly make. Even QTP doesn't generate an error when populating data from a blank field in a worksheet, and it doesn't require jumping through hoops like writing a custom function or loading up the data sheet with garbage.



Blaming a bug in TestComplete on Microsoft is just plain lazy. I can't believe this hasn't been fixed yet!