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AndrewCast
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6 years ago
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What are the TestComplete variables?

Hi everyone!   Let's say we have this:    Sys.Desktop.KeyDown(0x0D)   What would "Desktop" be in this case? What if I want to run it such as:   variable = 'Desktop' Sys.variable.Ke...
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    AlexKaras
    6 years ago

    Hi,

     

    > What would "Desktop" be in this case?

    Desktop in this case is an object provided by TestComplete. See documentation for more details on it.

     

    > To change quickly.

    i don't know exact syntax for Python, but all scripting languages have eval()/evaluate() function (or a kind) that accepts a string that must conform to the given script language requirements, evaluates it as a code and returns a result.

    So, say, for JScript the code will be like this:

    var variable = 'Desktop';

    var cmd = 'Sys.' + variable + '.KeyDown(0x0D)';

    evaluate(cmd);

     

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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
6 years ago

You can do TestedApps.Add to add a new tested app.  The code you have indicated should work.

 

But honestly, that seems a bit bulky.  If you can run your application at a command line, you should be able to utilize the WshShell.Exec method to execute the command line to run your application without needing to add it to TestedApps.