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Contributor

2 years ago

Using local variable in Script Routine.

Hello all, In my keyword test I use Run Script Routine. The script should click on the QT button, the value of the button stored in the csv file under "TC_Organism_button" column. I'm trying to p...

rraghvani
2 years ago
Is this the same issue as https://community.smartbear.com/t5/TestComplete-Questions/Test-execution-fails-after-I-modified-variable-of-a-ClickButton/td-p/251645 ?

You need to use the eval() function to evaluate the JavaScript code represented as a string

In your CSV file, how have you defined the actual button name?

You have defined the following,
which doesn't match with the code you have written
and your comment "# Get the CSV file path from the 'test_variable' keyword test variable" doesn't match which what you are trying to do - which is confusing

rraghvani

Champion Level 3

2 years ago

When you say "hard coded path to csv file", it implies you are doing something like this,

csv_path = "C:\\Temp\\MyFile.csv"

I don't understand what value this is supposed to be,

KeywordTests.CurrentTestItems.Variables['test_variable']

I suggest you read Using Variables, and try to understand how to use them in TestComplete.

Iso_Yura
Contributor
2 years ago
Yes, hard coded is a path to the file. In my case file path can be different and it will cause an error, so I want to use keyword variable instead of file path.

'KeywordTests.CurrentTestItems.Variables['test_variable']' is a keyword test variable:

Which I'm using as parameter in for my script routine: