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Medved
Occasional Contributor
7 years ago

Keywordtest to script conversion - no parameters

Hi Folks,   I'm new to TestComplete and have searched the forums for an answer to my question - unsuccessfully.   I'd like to convert a keyword-test to a JavaScript-script. The test includes call...
  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    7 years ago

    Basically, that means that, while there is a parameter for the keyword test being called, there is no actual value entered, meaning that the call is probably using the default value for the parameter.  If the keyword test has an "optional" parameter which has a default value, you don't need to pass in the value... you can call it without needing any parameter.  If the parameter is required, then it needs to be filled in.

     

    So...  double check those places where the value is the 3 dots... my guess is that the keyword being called, at some point in the past, had no parameters.  The parameter was added at a later date.  If you need to have a specific value in there, then you need to make sure it's filled in.

     

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Medved
Occasional Contributor

Thanks, Marsha_R, the conversion works, there is just no parameter inside the brackets of the call of the keyword-test.

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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
7 years ago

Can you give us a screenshot of the keyword test whose parameter is not being sent over to script?  I've just tried the same in my own environment and it's working fine here which means it must be something unique to your situation.

  • Medved's avatar
    Medved
    Occasional Contributor
    7 years ago

    Hi Robert,

     

    I found out that the fail-conversion always happens when there are three dots in the "value" column in the workspace (see attachment). I can't reproduce a keyword-test call with these three dots. If I add a new call of my keyword-test in the workspace, there is always the string displayed and the conversion is fine.

     

    Regards

    Medved

    • tristaanogre's avatar
      tristaanogre
      Esteemed Contributor
      7 years ago

      Basically, that means that, while there is a parameter for the keyword test being called, there is no actual value entered, meaning that the call is probably using the default value for the parameter.  If the keyword test has an "optional" parameter which has a default value, you don't need to pass in the value... you can call it without needing any parameter.  If the parameter is required, then it needs to be filled in.

       

      So...  double check those places where the value is the 3 dots... my guess is that the keyword being called, at some point in the past, had no parameters.  The parameter was added at a later date.  If you need to have a specific value in there, then you need to make sure it's filled in.

       

      • Medved's avatar
        Medved
        Occasional Contributor
        7 years ago

        Thanks a lot for your reply. It seems, that the three dots are displayed, if the value of the passed parameter matches the default parameter. The strange thing is, that even if the default paramter of the called keyword-test is changed, the three dots stay. Only if I create a new keyword-test call they vanish.