Forum Discussion

MaciejCzernek's avatar
MaciejCzernek
New Contributor
8 years ago

Inputting symbols in cmd.exe by scripts and keyword tests

Hi there, I have installed a second license to a new desktop (win10) and I have an issue with inputting text in the command line (cmd.exe) by scripts and keyword tests in TC 12.40. TC is changing ";...
Command Line
Keyword Tests
  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    8 years ago

    Sounds like a keyboard mapping problem.  If the second machine is using a different keyboard layout (US English vs. Russian or something else) this could be the cause of the problem.

     

    Alternative: You don't need to open a console window to send information to command line.  You can use the WshShell object in TestComplete to execute command line functions.  Likewise, any file processing that you may need to do can be achieved through aqFileSystem.  

tristaanogre's avatar
tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
8 years ago

Sounds like a keyboard mapping problem.  If the second machine is using a different keyboard layout (US English vs. Russian or something else) this could be the cause of the problem.

 

Alternative: You don't need to open a console window to send information to command line.  You can use the WshShell object in TestComplete to execute command line functions.  Likewise, any file processing that you may need to do can be achieved through aqFileSystem.