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Zach_Aars's avatar
Zach_Aars
New Contributor
6 years ago

TestComplete command argument line

Hello,

 

I have a somewhat simple question that I am not too sure I understand fully.

 

The current situation:

I will be running an automated TestComplete project and its tests on a VM with the tested app installed.

I plan to use ' .bat ' (or similar) to initiate the call and automate the tests being run from TestComplete.

 

The question:

Is it better to use an extension with the TestComplete command line argument [file_name ] in TestComplete.exe [file_name /run...] or is it even necessary for the command to work if there is only one project?

 

For Example:

rem Without Extinsion
TestComplete.exe "TestComplete Project" /run...

or

rem With Extinsion
TestComplete.exe "TestComplete Project.pjs" /run...

 

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  • cunderw's avatar
    cunderw
    6 years ago

     I believe it requires the extension, even if not, I would think it would be better practice to include it.

  • Marsha_R's avatar
    Marsha_R
    6 years ago

    Unless, of course, the parser adds the .pjs automatically.  Then you will have projectname.pjs.pjs and that won't work at all.

     

    As I quoted above, the documentation says to use what's in the project explorer.  Many users won't know that it's a .pjs file.  It would make sense to not have to include it.

     

    • Zach_Aars's avatar
      Zach_Aars
      New Contributor
      6 years ago

      I see thank you Marsha!

       

      All the documentation said was:

       

      file_name
    Launches TestComplete and loads the specified project (.mds file) or project suite (.pjs) into it.

       

      Later is gives examples with the extension,

      These:

      TestComplete.exe "C:\My Projects\MySuite.pjs" /r...

      However, I wasn't sure if that is what I needed if I ran it from the root folder.

      -

       

      So I was wondering if I could exclude it, I should use one over the other, or I should just use the ".pjs" extension.

       

       

       

  • cunderw's avatar
    cunderw
    Community Hero
    6 years ago

     I believe it requires the extension, even if not, I would think it would be better practice to include it.

    • Zach_Aars's avatar
      Zach_Aars
      New Contributor
      6 years ago

      Great!

      Thank you Carson for your fast and very helpful solution and tip on good practices!

       

       

      Zach

      • Marsha_R's avatar
        Marsha_R
        Moderator
        6 years ago

        Unless, of course, the parser adds the .pjs automatically.  Then you will have projectname.pjs.pjs and that won't work at all.

         

        As I quoted above, the documentation says to use what's in the project explorer.  Many users won't know that it's a .pjs file.  It would make sense to not have to include it.