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jeremy_bertrand's avatar
jeremy_bertrand
Contributor
11 years ago

Using an INI file stored in the project suite

I am hitting a stumbling block here. I have an INI file that I created from within TestComplete using the Storages object to export and save some variable settings.



I was able to add the file to the stores so that it can copy over when we duplicate the project suite to other directories.



The problem that I seem to be getting is that while I am able to import the INI file using an absolute path to the ini file I am unable to get the script or objects to recognize the file when i use the Files.tc_ini coding. All I get in the log message for it is that it declares it as empty. and nothing that i have tried can resolve it.



The file is there. I can view it. I can open it in a script using an absolute path. The problem with using the absolute path is that I will then have to edit the script file each time I need to run on a separate machine using TestExecute.



Please help. Thanks,

Jeremy Bertrand.

20 Replies

  • Philip_Baird's avatar
    Philip_Baird
    Community Expert
    11 years ago
    Hi Jeremy, instead of



    Storages.INI(Files.tc_ini)



    try



    Storages.INI(Files.FileNameByName("tc_ini"))



    Regards,

    Phil Baird
  • howie_'s avatar
    howie_
    Contributor
    11 years ago


    I'm not entirely sure that I understand what's going on here (having never worked with Stores|File nor INI files), but for what it's worth I use this code to identify a file using a relative path: 



    currentFolderPath = aqFileSystem.GetFolderInfo(aqFileSystem.GetCurrentFolder()).Path;



    This gives me the directory of the script file itself, and then I can drill to whatever file I need. For instance: 



    ..\..\New Folder\file1.txt 



    becomes:



    aqFileSystem.GetFolderInfo(aqFileSystem.GetCurrentFolder()).ParentFolder.ParentFolder.Path + "\\New Folder\\file1.txt"; 





    I hope that helps, good luck.


  • Philip_Baird's avatar
    Philip_Baird
    Community Expert
    11 years ago
    Hi Jeremy, would it be possible to post the INI file and code you are using to access it to have a look at what might be wrong?



    Regards,

    Phil Baird
  • jeremy_bertrand's avatar
    jeremy_bertrand
    Contributor
    11 years ago
    Ok. I've cleaned up the code a little bit. I had a lot of log message statements in so I could see where things were happening and where stuff would break.

    This is what is in the INI file.



    ; IMPORTANT: The Root section is mandatory

    [Root]



    [paths]

    version=102

    progpath=j:\ezwin\joel\102j\

    netpath=k:\ezwin\102j\

    clinicpath=j:\ezwin\joel\102j\clinic1\





    This is the script that I try to get the values stored in the INI file.



    Sub Test4

      Dim ini, tempini

      set ini = Storages.INI("this is the full path\Files\tc.ini")

      Set tempini = ini.GetSubSection("paths")



      ProjectSuite.Variables.version = tempini.GetOption("version", "something")

      ProjectSuite.Variables.progpath = tempini.GetOption("progpath", "something")

      ProjectSuite.Variables.netpath = tempini.GetOption("netpath", "something")

      ProjectSuite.Variables.clinicpath = tempini.GetOption("clinicpath", "something")



    End Sub
  • jeremy_bertrand's avatar
    jeremy_bertrand
    Contributor
    11 years ago
    The full path to the file in question is a total of 62 characters long.

    Part of that is also the path to the Test Complete Project file.

    26 characters is the length after where the project is stored.



    Would it be possible to use a path relative from where the project is stored?



    Using the full absolute path I can read the file. and write to the project variables.

    that's what I put in the previous post.
  • jeremy_bertrand's avatar
    jeremy_bertrand
    Contributor
    11 years ago
    This I think is what i had in place for where it breaks on trying to read the ini file in stores not using the direct absolute path.





       Set temp2 = Files.tc_ini

        

       Set tempini = Storages.INI(temp2)



    I'm getting a VBScript Runtime error: Object doesn't support this property or method.



    I have also tried:

    Set tempini = Storages.INI(Files.tc_ini)



  • jeremy_bertrand's avatar
    jeremy_bertrand
    Contributor
    11 years ago
    I've tried that.



    The original script has a lot of Log.message items so I can see what get executed and what does not.



    When I use the line like you show it breaks there with a VB script error. When I try to have it log what that provides it gives me an empty value.



    What has me stumped is that if I point directly to the file in an absolute path statement, the file will open and read fine. But when I try to reference it from the files storage it breaks.
  • jeremy_bertrand's avatar
    jeremy_bertrand
    Contributor
    11 years ago
    I have a script setup to open the ini file from a direct path, that file is identical to the file that was placed in the project stores. The file opens and from the attachments you can see that it can read it INI settings just fine.

    When I try to reference the file from Stores I get empty values. and since it's empty and when it tries to read values it goes with the default declarations.



  • Philip_Baird's avatar
    Philip_Baird
    Community Expert
    11 years ago
    Hi Jeremy, the behaviour you describe is indicative of the identifier "tc_ini" not being found in the Stores | Files for the Project.



    Would it be possible for you to post a screen shot of the Stores | Files screen for the Project that is throwing the error?



    Regards,

    Phil Baird
  • jeremy_bertrand's avatar
    jeremy_bertrand
    Contributor
    11 years ago
    I have the screenshot.



    Should it matter to test complete if the drive was a mapped network drive?



    I don't think it should since I was able to open the file with the long path to the file. Also since that is where the project is stored also.

    Should I for the sake of consistency save the project locally (copy the project directory to someplace like c:\users\jeremy\tc\



    -Jeremy