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JustinL22's avatar
JustinL22
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3 years ago

Switching database connections based on environment

Hi, I currently have a suite of keyword tests that have been built up to run on a specific test environment e.g. Environment A. If I want to run these same tests across different environments I unde...
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rraghvani
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3 years ago

I'm not sure how you have configured your database connection string, but it might be worth having a project variable which holds your database connection string. Without making changes to your actual project, you can pass your database connection string to your project variable using TestComplete Command Line, see /PSVar and /PrjVar.

 

I've written my automation using scripts, and I use an ini file,

I have the ability to change the environment, database, browser, username and password