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rlagrouw
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9 years ago
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aqFileSystem.CreateFolder returns true but didn't create folder

First of all, I'm using TestComplete 11.20.1491.7, I'm on Windows 7 Business 64 bit SP1 and I'm scripting with python.   When using environment variables in your path, aqFileSystem.CreateFolder ret...
  • HKosova's avatar
    HKosova
    9 years ago

    Hi rlagrouw,

     

    aqFileSystem.CreateFolder does not support environment variables in paths. You need to use the path with all environment variables expanded:

    import os

def Test():
    path = os.path.expandvars('%temp%\\MyFolder')
    aqFileSystem.CreateFolder(path) 
  • HKosova's avatar
    HKosova
    9 years ago
    rlagrouw wrote:

     

    I'm calling my function with a project variable (a string of course) as argument, like this:

    function(Project.Variables.myLocation)

    The project variable contains %TEMP%\myFolder\

     

    Doesn't work:

    def function(path):
   path = os.path.expandvars(path)

    Throws error "Invalid number of parameters".

    rlagrouw, can you try 11.3? I tried to repro the error but it works fine for me.

    11.3 includes some Python fixes and maybe a fix for this thing too.

baxatob's avatar
baxatob
Community Hero

Hi rlagrouw,

 

You can't call environment variable explicitly. You should use special TestComplete methods or constants.

 

aqEnvironment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TEMP")  - will return the value of the  %TEMP% variable

Sys.OSInfo.TempDirectory - will do the same

More details here: https://support.smartbear.com/viewarticle/74192/

 

rlagrouw's avatar
rlagrouw
New Contributor
9 years ago

baxatob That would indeed work but i'm using windows- style path strings as project variables which are used by code. Your solution would be hard to maintain if the path changes because they would reside in a script instead of the standardized location for variables.

 

Nonetheless thanks for the reply, i'm sure it'll come in handy one day.