How to convert a string to a Object

[mazhar555]

Hi, i am trying to get an object from excel sheet, obvoiusly it will return a string value, now i want to convert it into Object so that i can use it in my script. is there any way to do so?

[AlexKaras]

Hi Muhammad,



You should use either Eval() (for VBScript and, possibly, for JScript/C#Script/C++Script) or evaluate() (for DelphiScript) function provided by the corresponding scripting language that you are using for the tests. See the documentation for the scripting language for more details. (Note: C#Script and C++Script are actually JScript with modified syntax, so you should read JScript documentation is you use any of these languages.)

For the VBScript the code will be like this:

strObject = "Sys.Process(""Notepad"")"

Set obj = Eval(strObject)



For DelphiScript the code will be like this:

strObject := 'Sys.Process(''Notepad'')'

obj := evaluate(strObject)

[mazhar555]

Thanks, i am using VB Script and new to automation. What if i want to do the same in KeywordTest?

[shashidharsls]

Hi Team,



 I want to set_color of a object. I have to convert the hex color pattern (Ex: "000080") to object to pass it as a parammeter to PathOfObject.set_SelectedColor(). Please help me to do this conversion in Vb Scripting.



Note:  PathOfObject.set_SelectedColor "#000080" 

It shows the following error if I run the above line of code.

Object of type "System.String" cannot be converted to type of "System.Windows.media.Color type"

[adithyasekar]

How should we achieve the same using python in Testcomplete. I understand evaluate() and Eval() can be used for jscript and delphy.

Can somebody please help on this. its an urgent requirement. 

[tristaanogre]

Quick google search found that Python supports an "eval()" method as well.  have you tried that?

[adithyasekar]

yes . but it didnt work. 

Query in detail:  I trying to automate notepad. 

enter some value in notepad.

the workspace path is = Aliases.notepad2.wndNotepad 

if am trying to enter the value as = Aliases.notepad2.wndNotepad.Keys("Hello world"), then it is entering the word . but when i put the path in excel and trying get the path from excel and trying to enter value like = DDT.CurrentDriver.Value["columnName"].Keys("Hello world") >> then its throwing error as string doesnt have keys attribute.

please help in resolving this.

[tristaanogre]

As mentioned, you need to use eval.  I don't know Python so the syntax may be off.  But, this is what I would do

var myObject;

myObject = eval(DDT.CurrentDriver.Value["columnName"]);
myObject.Keys('Hello World');

[adithyasekar]

Thank you Sir. Appreciate  your help, That worked.