I'm trying to use the following code to get the current date to set a field in my test:
var currentDate=aqDateTime.Now();
var dateTime=aqConvert.DateTimeToFormatStr(currentDate);
When I try to use the Keys operation and have the value mode be Variable, it enters the code rather than the value. I have the code as the default value for the variable. I'm not sure if that's the issue or the operation. Any help to get this working would be much appreciated.
What you have in your variables right now isn't being interpreted as code, it's being interpreted as a string. The quickest thing to do is:
mydatefield = eval(currentDate)
mytimefield = eval(dateTime)
The eval command causes what's in the variable to be interpreted the way you intended. If you want that all in one field like
mydatetimefield = eval(currentDate) + eval(dateTime)
then you will need to play around with the % formatting to get the display to look pretty
Can you provide a screenshot showing the parameter settings for your keys operation? There's an option called "mode" where you would need to determine what type of mode you are using for the parameter. For what you have below, I'd actually set that mode to "code expression".
Alternatively, you could use the "Set Variable Value" operation to create a local variable to your keyword test and, in the "Value" parameter for that, again, select code expression.
In both of the above cases, your code expression should be as follows... you are implying that you're running the code and taking the result and using it as the value.
aqConvert.DateTimeToFormatStr(aqDateTime.Now(), '%m/%d/%Y %H:%M')
Note that I added another parameter to the code... the DateTimeToFormatStr requires a parameter to indicate how you're formatting the string.
tristaanogre Here is what I'm using to try to set the field with the value received from the variable. I'm setting the variable in the Variables page of a keyword test.
OK... first, you should leave the default value of your variable blank. Code is not evaluated on that page so anything you may enter there in the way of code is simply stored as a string. This is why it's being entered as a string in your contorl. To evaluate a code expression and assign it to a variable, you need the Set Variable Value operation
When you drag that into your keyword test, you'll get a dialog that asks you to select your variable. Select the one you created and click Next
When you click Next, you'll be prompted to choose the Mode for your parameter. Set it to "Code Expression"
Once you select code expression, you'll have a field where you can enter your code expression. You should enter it as I had above where you just enter the expression to be evaluated and don't include any "=" to assign anywhere.
This is how you set a variable to a code expression in a keyword test.
