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JASmith's avatar
JASmith
New Contributor
5 years ago

TestComplete and vsTest in DevOps, Test Agent throwing exceptions when project is integrated w/TFVC

Similar to https://community.smartbear.com/t5/TestComplete-General-Discussions/Failed-to-initialize-the-tfs-api-library/td-p/169418, the solution for whom is insufficient.   I've recently started t...
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  • Marsha_R's avatar
    Marsha_R
    5 years ago

    1) I daresay most of us work in a professional environment.  There are still many source control tools available.  If you are not able to choose your own, then that's another story.  Perhaps you can make a case for changing to a better one.

     

    2) Here's where you can read about TestExecute.  It is licensed separately.

    https://support.smartbear.com/testexecute/docs/index.html

Marsha_R's avatar
Marsha_R
Moderator

1) How are other source control more error prone?  What have you tried and what happened?

2) Have you tried the run using TestExecute instead of TestComplete?  If so, what happened when you tried?

JASmith's avatar
JASmith
New Contributor
5 years ago

1) I didn't mean that other source control systems are more error prone, I meant that I would need to use a different process to include this project in source control; likely adding the project to an existant Visual Studio project and managing it through there, which has a number of problems.  This is in a professional environment, I don't have the luxury of using other source control systems.

 

2) I haven't tried that, as I'm not familiar with that product.  Is it included under a TestComplete floating license, or would that need to be licensed separately?

  • Marsha_R's avatar
    Marsha_R
    Moderator
    5 years ago

    1) I daresay most of us work in a professional environment.  There are still many source control tools available.  If you are not able to choose your own, then that's another story.  Perhaps you can make a case for changing to a better one.

     

    2) Here's where you can read about TestExecute.  It is licensed separately.

    https://support.smartbear.com/testexecute/docs/index.html

    • JASmith's avatar
      JASmith
      New Contributor
      5 years ago

      1) I apologize if I offended, I didn't mean to imply any relative level of professionalism, I just meant changing source control systems wouldn't be a simple process, and regardless the issue isn't with TFSSC as a system but with how TestComplete handles projects loaded with the limited purpose of executing tests as part of an automated pipeline vs. projects loaded for a more generalized test development process.

       

      2) From what I see, TextExecute should resolve my issue handily.  it might be a bit premature, but considering the timeline on which I can vet it fully is unclear I'm going to go ahead and call this one resolved.

      • tristaanogre's avatar
        tristaanogre
        Esteemed Contributor
        5 years ago

        TestExecute is the same "engine" as TestComplete, only without the debugging and development environment.  Anything you write and run in TestComplete can be run in TestExecute as a command line.  So, I don't foresee any problem with you vetting it on a functionality level... it would simply be on how you would implement it in your environment.