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Josh_147
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4 years ago
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Invalid Command Line to Run Test Item

Hi all,   I'm trying to use the command line to run individual test items by using .bat file. I created a project suite and tried the examples provided at here .    This is the project I created....
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    sonya_m
    4 years ago

    Thank you for helping Wamboo!

     

    Josh_147 could you let me know if there's a reason why you are staying on the older TestComplete version? (v.11)? I apologize if I missed that. However, I strongly recommend using the latest one, since our team keeps adding new features and improving the tool. Please try updating the tool and let us know if this helps. 

    If it doesn't, please try contacting the Support Team.

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Josh_147
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I found this discussion and it is what I'm really looking for. But the latest update stated that: This functionality has been implemented in TestComplete 12.40.

 

Since I'm using TC 11, is it the reason that I failed to use the command line to run the testing?

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Wamboo
Community Hero
4 years ago

Josh, in my opinion, if you want to share your test runs with other users, it's high time to install the CI environment and connect it to TestComplete.

 

In Jenkins you can pass parameters through command lines and then read them in TestComplete.

Choosing the right tests is done in Jenkins by building an appropriate "Job" (pipline).

 

All TestComplete reports are placed exactly while Jenkins is working with TestComplete.

Integrating TestComplete with Jenkins is very easy.

 

Use the VM to run tests using the testExecute installation on the VM.

This was the first way.

 

The second way is to pass some parameters in cmd to decide which tests should be run e.g:

C:\...TestComplete.exe" "C:\work\...project.pjs" /r /p:IProjectName/CustomParam1:value1 /CustomParam2:value2

You can read these parameters using a class called "BuiltIn". In this case you can decide what to run by creating a function and inside it to call the desired test functions.

 

The third way is:

Starting this by the CMD. You can also do it in an older version:

I have a command in CMD:

"C:\n-TestComplete.exe" "C:\nImpuls_trunk.pjs" /r:\nProjectName /testName

In the parameter "test" you can specify the full path of the function call, that is: Folder|Folder|Name of the NaTestItem (the green one in the list)

 

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    Josh_147
    Contributor
    4 years ago

    Hi Wamboo,

     

    I tried to use Jenkins to run my testing but I found that there is an issue that not allow me to do so. The main reason is the command line argument (running individual test item) doesn't support for TC11. I also try to run the command line by using batch file and Jenkins on TC14, it works.

     

    Also, appreciate the suggestions but I'm not sure the second way or third way that you suggested works fine on TC11 or not...Sorry that I'm not familiar with passing parameters and creating functions, I couldn't implement them properly.

     

    Is it possible to show the command based on the hierarchy of the project that I created?

     

    Best Regards,

    Josh