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Ashcutus
Occasional Contributor
8 years ago

PDFBox setup with TestExecute

Hi guys - new here, so go easy on me!   I'm running TestComplete 12 (12.10.602.7 to be exact) and I have some tests where I have to validate content in downloaded PDF's from our site.   I have in...
  • Ashcutus's avatar
    Ashcutus
    8 years ago

    Thanks for the reply Robert.

     

    I have figured out how to get around this, and I changed the path to the pdfbox-app jar file to just rest on the main drive and on each jenkins slave I have the same file in the same location.

     

    This seems to do the trick now, and my tests are now running happily on the jenkins slaves.

     

    Just a recap in case someone comes here from Google...!

     

    1. On each TestExecute box, set the java path in the options within TestExecute (Options > Java Bridge)

    2. Copy the pdfbox-app.jar file into a location on the slave (I put mine simply in C:\pdfbox-app.jar).

    3. In TestComplete I changed the class path to reference the .jar file in it's new location in Tools > Current Project Properties > Java Bridge

    4. Saved and committed the changed project properties so that the slaves will pick up the recent changes.

     

    Cheers,

    Ben

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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
8 years ago

Project properties are stored in the MDS file of the project.  So, effictively copying the MDS file copies those settings (Tools -> Current Project Properties -> Java Bridge) from one machine to another.  

TestExecute, however, does not have a way of accessing Project Properties since that is part of editing a project and TestExecute is not an editing tool, simply the engine for running something already developed.  This is why you're not finding the same place.

 

So, as I understand it, in your project, you've added a Java Class and you have defined a set of Class Paths for where to find that class.  What I think you need to do is make sure that you a) add a class path into your project that mirrors the environment on your TestExecute machine and b) make sure that the class is in that directory on your TestExecute machine.  If you have your project properties configured correctly, it should be a transparent transfer.

  • Ashcutus's avatar
    Ashcutus
    Occasional Contributor
    8 years ago

    Thanks for the reply Robert.

     

    I have figured out how to get around this, and I changed the path to the pdfbox-app jar file to just rest on the main drive and on each jenkins slave I have the same file in the same location.

     

    This seems to do the trick now, and my tests are now running happily on the jenkins slaves.

     

    Just a recap in case someone comes here from Google...!

     

    1. On each TestExecute box, set the java path in the options within TestExecute (Options > Java Bridge)

    2. Copy the pdfbox-app.jar file into a location on the slave (I put mine simply in C:\pdfbox-app.jar).

    3. In TestComplete I changed the class path to reference the .jar file in it's new location in Tools > Current Project Properties > Java Bridge

    4. Saved and committed the changed project properties so that the slaves will pick up the recent changes.

     

    Cheers,

    Ben

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      tristaanogre
      Esteemed Contributor
      8 years ago

      Bingo... EXACTLY what I had in mind as the solution.  Good that you found it and it works!