How to Extract and Save a "substring" into a Variable for separate tests?

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Good day,&nbsp;Please see the image attached, the text string "Event id: 2172 Status: Work in progress" appears in the top right corner.&nbsp; It is a long string found within CSS selector,&nbsp;#ismheader &gt; header &gt; div.event-message&nbsp;How would you save "2172" for later use?&nbsp; The goal here is to save the Event ID number (2172) and retrieve its details in a separate keyword test.&nbsp;Thank you.&nbsp;Regards,Arlene&nbsp;&nbsp;

marsha_r · Accepted Answer

In your case, you can use Set Variable Value. &nbsp;Pick your variable and then use Code Expression to get the string with your own InputString, StartPosition, and Length.
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marsha_r · Answer

This should be of some help:
https://support.smartbear.com/testcomplete/docs/reference/program-objects/aqstring/substring.html
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You want to start right after the first colon and take the next four characters (or whatever is appropriate) and store them in your variable.

acm · Answer

I see, thank you.&nbsp; One more question:&nbsp;How would you use this aqString method in a Keyword test?&nbsp;Thanks,Arlene&nbsp;

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