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DKNP
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8 years ago
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DBTable - Interacting with a DBTable if it is a passed parameter to a function\routine

Hi   I currently have a DB table variable which is a variable of a keyword test. The DBTable is pointing to a spreadsheet stored on the local computer.   The keyword test calls a function and I p...
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    tristaanogre
    8 years ago

    Just as a note, I tried it and it's working fine for me.  I have an Excel spreadsheet with two columns in it: Value1 and Value2.  I have that spreadsheet assigned to a DBTable variable on a keyword test.  I then pass that variable to the following function.  My log shows the values of each column for each row as I iterate through the rows from beginning to end.

     

    function testDBTable(myTable) {

    while (!myTable.IsEOF()) {
        Log.Message('Column 1 data: ' + myTable.Value('Value1'));
        Log.Message('Column 2 data: ' + myTable.Value('Value2'));
        myTable.Next();
    }
}
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    DKNP
    8 years ago

    Thanks, that works.

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tristaanogre
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Can you post what you've done to date?  That would be helpful in determining, perhaps, why it's not working and give a better proposed solution.

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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
8 years ago

Just as a note, I tried it and it's working fine for me.  I have an Excel spreadsheet with two columns in it: Value1 and Value2.  I have that spreadsheet assigned to a DBTable variable on a keyword test.  I then pass that variable to the following function.  My log shows the values of each column for each row as I iterate through the rows from beginning to end.

 

function testDBTable(myTable) {

    while (!myTable.IsEOF()) {
        Log.Message('Column 1 data: ' + myTable.Value('Value1'));
        Log.Message('Column 2 data: ' + myTable.Value('Value2'));
        myTable.Next();
    }
}
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    DKNP
    Occasional Contributor
    8 years ago

    Thanks, that works.