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wfetherolf
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13 years ago

Scripts "know" if they're part of a Distributed Test?

I know this may be an odd question, but is there a property or function that a script could examine to determine if it is running as part of a NetworkSuite or a distributed job?  There are parts of my...
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AlexeyKolosov
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13 years ago
Hi Will



To do this, you can check the value of the [url= http://support.smartbear.com/viewarticle/14313]NetworkSuite.State[/url] property. If the value of this property equals ns_SlaveRunning, this means that the slave project is involved in distributed testing.



For example:



 //...

if NetworkSuite.State == ns_SlaveRunning; 

//You can also use the constant value (10) instead of the constant name (ns_SlaveRunning)



Log.Message('The test runs as a part of distributed testing');

//...





I hope this helps.