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Contributor

5 years ago

Refresh files

I can't find the command to refresh files. How do I force TestComplete to refresh all files so that changes are reflected in the script files it's using to run tests if I change something while a test is running? I can hack around the problem by making and undoing a change and saving the file (or, equivalently, executing touch to change the file timestamp). But obviously there's a way to force a refresh without having to do that sort of hack. I just can't find it and nothing like that comes up in a search. Does anyone know where that command is?

Thanks

Craig

20 Replies

cunderw
Community Hero
5 years ago
Simple answer you can't, TC doesn't even let you change your files while a test is running. What is the use case for this? If you're changing your scripts as a test is running that kind of defeates the purpose of automation.
- CraigB
  Contributor
  5 years ago
  The use case is that when an error comes up during a test I don't necessarily wait until the test run completes to start fixing the script that led to the problem. But if I save the changes before the test run completes I then have to make an additional, unnecessary change to get TestComplete to refresh the changed files.
  - LinoTadros
    Community Hero
    5 years ago
    You need to look at implementing events in TestComplete.
    
    Especially, OnLogError event
    
    Cheers
    
    Lino