Separate log files for every automated test run (e.g. by using placeholders)

[mth]

Hi all,

in TestExecute's documentation about the command line it's stated:

file_name should specify a non-existent file. If you specify the name of an existing file, TestExecute will fail to run the test.

So, if I automate my test runs to run every day and if I don't want to overwrite my log files every day or I don't want to change my command line call every day by script to change the file names for the /ExportLog and /ExportSummary parameters, I thought if I could use some placeholders to have new logs for every new day.

Or can you recommend another option to store separate logs for every day's test execution?

Kind regards,
M-Th.

[Marsha_R]

Try using the Store All Logs and Number of recent logs to keep settings mentioned here.  i think that may override what's in the command line.

https://support.smartbear.com/testexecute/docs/reference/options/engines/log.html

[AlexKaras · Accepted solution]

Hi,

> can you recommend another option to store separate logs for every day's test execution?

Something like this might help:

https://superuser.com/questions/512163/using-date-and-times-in-a-batch-file-to-create-a-file-name

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1064557/creating-a-file-name-as-a-timestamp-in-a-batch-job

https://www.google.com/search?q=batch+file+add+datetime+stamp+to+filename

[sonya_m]

Thanks, Community!

Hi @mth ! Does the advice help? Please mark the best one as a solution.