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CSL's avatar
CSL
Contributor
8 years ago

How can I copy a file to another server in javascript? The copyfile method does not cop the file.

var strServer = "VMSQA4" strNewMachFile = "\\" + strServer + "\\D:\\ETL_FILES\\Machine\\" aqFileSystem.CopyFile("D:\\Automation\\TestData\\ETL\\DELTA\\machine_TC2173.txt", strNewMachFile, true)　
  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    8 years ago

    Well, this is the point where I have to start wondering if it's worth scripting.  So, the question is:

     

    Why do you need to copy that file to a server location?

     

    Because the answer to that may reveal that there might be other ways of achieving the same result.  If you're new to writing automation code, JavaScript or otherwise, then I would certainly look for different ways of doing what you want to do.  As far as I can find, using the various "aq" objects available in TestComplete, there's not an easy, one line way to do this. 

     

    What you MIGHT end up doing is something like using aqFileSystem.MapNetworkDrive to map the drive to a drive letter... that has parameters to it to pass in the username and password that you want.  

     

    Then, you can copy the file using the drive letter rather than the UNC path.

     

    Then, use aqFileSystem.DisconnectNetworkDrive to remove the mapping before you move on.

     

     

CSL's avatar
CSL
Contributor

I was able to map the network drive but when I launch the Copyfile method - nothing happens. It did not copy the file and there is no message, any idea?


aqFileSystem.CopyFile("D:\\Automation\\TestData\\ETL\\DELTA\\machine_TC2173.txt", "C:\\Temp|\\")


Can you help?

tristaanogre's avatar
tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
8 years ago

Couple of things... it appears your destination path has a vertical pipe at least in what you have posted here.  Please double check... I don't THINK it will be a problem but I assume that it shouldn't be there and let's remove something that doesn't seem right to eliminated it.

 

I find it interesting that you're not getting any error at all.  According to the help:

Remarks

If the method fails to copy the file, TestComplete will post an information message to the test log explaining the cause of the failure.

 

So, that means that it THINKS the file got copied.  Just out of curiousity, do this:

var successCopy = aqFileSystem.CopyFile("D:\\Automation\\TestData\\ETL\\DELTA\\machine_TC2173.txt", "C:\\Temp\\");

if (!successCopy) {
    Log.Message("File did not copy");
}

This will at least report whether or not the file copy returned true or false.

  • CSL's avatar
    CSL
    Contributor
    8 years ago

    Thanks, actually the "|" is a typo when I log the issue. This is working now, typo again, I missed 1 "\". Thanks for your quick reply though.