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kavansays's avatar
kavansays
Contributor
10 years ago

Running Windows Batch Files in Test Complete(VBscript)

I am trying to execute bat file through code instead of using "TESTED APPS" as below..   -------------- sAutoAppPath = "E:\AutomationDir\Applications\InDMSApp_QA\bin\start_dms.bat" Call Sys.OleOb...
  • kavansays's avatar
    kavansays
    10 years ago

    Thanks All,

    Finally i got the solution on this..

     

    Sys.OleObject("WScript.Shell").Run "C:\Windows\notepad.exe", SW_SHOWNORMAL
    Win32API.WinExec "C:\Windows\notepad.exe", SW_SHOWNORMAL

     

    Above are the two ways working fine for me, problem i observed is the parenthesis and the syntax error which was not covered under error/warning that i was getting from testcomplete. 

     

    Cheers !!

cunderw's avatar
cunderw
Community Hero

In your path string replace all of the "\"s with "\\". "\" is an escape character. 

kavansays's avatar
kavansays
Contributor
10 years ago

Tried as suggested but still facing same issue..

 

Please check attached screenshot if i have missed any..

  • TanyaYatskovska's avatar
    TanyaYatskovska
    SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
    10 years ago

    Hi,

    You need to use & for the string concatenation in VBScript:

    Call Sys.OleObject("Wscript.Shell").Run(sAutoAppPath & "\" & "start_dms.bat")
    • kavansays's avatar
      kavansays
      Contributor
      10 years ago

      Thanks for the reply Tanya, but below is the string i am using i havent used concatination anywhere..

      I have also tried double Backslash suggested by @cunderw, but didnt worked.. 

       

      sub a
        sAutoAppPath = "E:\AutomationDir\Applications\InDMSApp_QA\bin\start_dms.bat"

        'sAutoAppPath = "E:\\AutomationDir\\Applications\\InDMSApp_QA\\bin\\start_dms.bat"
        Call Sys.OleObject("WScript.Shell").Run( sAutoAppPath )
      End sub

      • joseph_michaud's avatar
        joseph_michaud
        Moderator
        10 years ago

        Try setting the variable and then printing it out just before you use it:

         

        Log.Message(sAutoAppPath)

        Call Sys.OleObject("WScript.Shell").Run(sAutoAppPath)