.js file

[KJ]

Can I launch a .js file from within a Test Complete test?  If so, what are the best practices and common mistakes that occur when trying to do this?

Thank you.

[tphillips]

TestComplete supports test scripting, and it supports javascript as its test scripts.

From a keyword test you can use the Run Script Routine operation to run a script function.

What are you wanting to achieve in running this .js script?

[ApplePen]

1.The js script that you mentioned is done by TestComplete? 

2.Or you want to run the script out of TestComplete?

If it is 1 , please do it as tphillips said.

if it is 2, I haven't any experience. But as I know, you can run js code in TestComplete during testing web.

Like 'pageObj.contentDocument.Script.eval("history.back()");'

Please check the link Run JavaScript on Web Page  in detail.

[BenoitB · Accepted solution]

In addition, if yu want to play a plain .js file to execute something, you can call ms script runner (cscript.exe or wscript.exe) by command line.

Or you can register in TestedApps cscript.exe/wscript.exe and call it directly without the command line.

The command line version allows you to eventually read the console output of your .js execution.

[sonya_m]

Thanks everyone for such great help!

@KJ Which advice did you end up using? Please mark the best reply as a Solution!