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blbdt36
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9 years ago
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Using a variable in the code is not working the same as putting in the exact webpage

I have an input file that holds all the data I need for my tests.  This allows the user to update as needed and still be able to run the tests.  I also want to be able to use this file to select the ...
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    Marsha_R
    9 years ago

    What you have in the testenvironment variable is a string and you need it to be an object. 

     

    In vbscript I would use

     

    set testenvironment = "Aliases.browser." + testenvironment

     

    or maybe

     

    testenvironment = eval("Aliases.browser." + testenvironment)

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Marsha_R
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9 years ago

What you have in the testenvironment variable is a string and you need it to be an object. 

 

In vbscript I would use

 

set testenvironment = "Aliases.browser." + testenvironment

 

or maybe

 

testenvironment = eval("Aliases.browser." + testenvironment)

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    blbdt36
    Contributor
    9 years ago

    Thanks for the response!

    That's what my developer said, too.  

     

    For JScript, it looks like this  

    Aliases.browser[testenvironment].Wait(1000);