Forum Discussion

mfoster711's avatar
mfoster711
Regular Contributor
2 months ago

Script to Stop and close TestComplete or TestExecute

In my code, I want to check for a certain condition and if it is true then stop execution of the script and close TestComplete. How can this be done? I know that the /exit option is available if I s...
mfoster711's avatar
mfoster711
Regular Contributor
2 months ago

I ended up going with the option to user a PowerShell script. My normal script will run the PowerShell script and stop. This leaves TestComplete open but stopped. The PowerShell script pauses for 20 seconds (to ensure TestComplete has stopped) and then forces TestComplete to close. Not the most elegant, but it works.

scot1967's avatar
scot1967
Icon for Champion Level 3 rankChampion Level 3
2 months ago

...

I forgot about the .close and .terminate methods.  If you can snag the TC process you may be able to use one of these methods.  The terminate method is the more risky of the two but may be the only way.  It just kills the process instead of asking politely to close properly.