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mboyce's avatar
mboyce
Contributor
6 years ago

Stop Project Script Command

I've been searching the docs and message boards and I think the answer to my question is no, but I don't see that explicitly stated anywhere.   Does a script command exist to stop a project duri...
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    tristaanogre
    6 years ago

    I think the answer is:

     

    No, there is not, not specifically as a Object.Method item available to "stop project".  Instead, as the article TanyaYatskovska linked to gives a variety of methods, settings, etc., which allow you to control project flow.  So, combining native language exception handling, event handlers, settings in the Project Suite items list and Project items list, etc., you CAN achieve what you want... but there is no "Stop this project" command.

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mboyce
Contributor

TanyaYatskovska 

Thank you for the suggestion, but no, that article doesn't explicity answer my question.

 

I want to have an error handler that looks for a specific scenario and, if found, (via scripts) resets my tested desktop application, stops the project, and then continues to run any subsequent projects in the suite.

 

To accomplish this I am looking for a script command to stop the project, but it seems this doesn't exist. I'm just looking for someone to say "Yes this does exist and here it is" or "No it doesn't exist"

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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
6 years ago

I think the answer is:

 

No, there is not, not specifically as a Object.Method item available to "stop project".  Instead, as the article TanyaYatskovska linked to gives a variety of methods, settings, etc., which allow you to control project flow.  So, combining native language exception handling, event handlers, settings in the Project Suite items list and Project items list, etc., you CAN achieve what you want... but there is no "Stop this project" command.

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    mboyce
    Contributor
    6 years ago

    Thanks! That's what I was thinking, I just wanted someone else to confirm it.

     

    I think it would be really useful to be able to stop the project via code. 

     

    I don't quite understand how to prevent the 'Stop on Project' settings from stopping the project on errors that are not this one specific scenario. My understanding is if I use the 'Stop on Project' settings I can stop the project  and reset my tested application when I'd like to, but I'll also stop the project when I don't want to.

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      tristaanogre
      Esteemed Contributor
      6 years ago

      If you set the Stop on Project to "On Error" and then use the "OnLogError" event handler to intercept the error before it's logged.  If you do so, you can then filter in that event handler for that condition and then suppress the log entry or log something different (Warning or a message with a particular formatting or priority) in those cases where you don't want the project to halt.