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MaheshBhoite
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10 years ago

TestComplete VBScript to Python script conversion

We have a TestComplete project running using VBScript, our management has decided to explore Python as scripting language. How should I approach converting the vbs script files to python files? Is t...
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AlexKaras
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10 years ago

Hi,

 

No short way as it was said already.

I participated in different projects for different customers and found that it helps if you try to use TestComplete's functionality / functions as many as you can instead of using script language-specific ones. The more TestComplete objects and functions is used in your code, the more migration from language to language becomes a task of plain syntax adjustment and you don't have a problem to figure-out how to implement some language-specific features using some other language.

Obviously, if you are working for a very long and dedicated test project, you may benefit if you use language specifics for your test code. But this significantly decreases code portability.

  • mgroen2's avatar
    mgroen2
    Super Contributor
    10 years ago

    MaheshBhoite

    Haven't tried it, but thinking a bit 'out of the box', I thought of this scenario;

    1. install a second testcomplete version (could go for  a trial edition);

    2. play (execute) the VBScript tests on the machine on TestComplete;

    3. record actions in second (installed at step 1) TestComplete version ('record actions from screen');

    4. after test execution, convert the recorded actions in step 3 to Python

     

    I am sure this won't work for all actions but you might want to give it a shot...