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Regular Contributor

8 years ago

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How to write a script to call a bat file to run?

I would like to have a script (JavaScript) that runs a bat file. How would I go about doing this? The bat file is located in C:\P4\testcomplete\branch_dev\WebIQ_Scripts\Clear_User_Settings and is...

baxatob
8 years ago
Hi,

You can add your .bat to TestedApps and then call it:

TestedApps.yourBatFile.Run()

Regular Contributor

8 years ago

Basically, I want to run this bat file before I run any of my normal TC scripts for my web app. I have all my web app scripts ready, but I'm not sure how to launch the bat file/make it run at the beginning of my test.

baxatob
Community Hero
8 years ago
Hi,

You can add your .bat to TestedApps and then call it:

TestedApps.yourBatFile.Run()
- shankar_r
  Community Hero
  8 years ago
  The same has been discussed in below threads,
  
  https://community.smartbear.com/t5/TestComplete-General-Discussions/How-do-i-run-a-Batch-file-from-testComplete/td-p/119065
  
  https://community.smartbear.com/t5/TestComplete-General-Discussions/Running-Windows-Batch-Files-in-Test-Complete-VBscript/td-p/104706
  
  https://community.smartbear.com/t5/TestComplete-General-Discussions/Running-Windows-Batch-Files/td-p/45219
- heidi_n
  Regular Contributor
  8 years ago
  But non keyword tests don't have the Tested Apps section, right? We are not using keyword tests.
  - tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    8 years ago
    The "TestedApps" object can be added to any project and called by either KeywordTests or Script code.
AlexKaras
Champion Level 1
8 years ago
Hi Heidi,

> how to launch the bat file/make it run at the beginning of my test.

Consider to execute your .bat file from OnStartTest event handler.
- tristaanogre
  Esteemed Contributor
  8 years ago
  Or, even another option, use the WshShell.Exec method to execute a command line of any type, including executing a batch file.