power shell scripts not running as expected using testcomplete script

[sjames]

Hello All,

My requirement:

1. get version number of installed app under test before the test starts.

am using a powershell script for this.

Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion |
Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -Like 'myapp*'}

2. There will be different versions to be installed so I would like to create a txt file from above script

Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion |
Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -Like 'myapp*'} > path\to\txt\myApp.txt

I have power shell script to update a text file which is supposed run from testcomplete. Manually ps1 script works but not from script;

my script looks like;

Sys.OleObject("WScript.Shell").Run("PowerShell -File " + ".\myScript.ps1");

myScript.ps1 script is as follows;

$MyReport= "version_info.txt"
$scriptPath = split-path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition
$Folder= Join-Path $scriptPath $MyReport

# get items from system that has name myapp

Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Select-Object DisplayName, DisplayVersion |
Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -Like 'myapp*'} > $Folder

the powershell is working and successfully executed (it seems - no errors) but my text file created but not updated. It is updated if run powershell script manually! why testcomplete cannot???

Any thoughts?

S

[NisHera]

do you run test-complete as administrator?

what error message do you get?

[sjames · Accepted solution]

Hi Nis,

That's the issue, I have not getting any error message and power shell window just open and closed. Seems working but not getting expected results.

I have somehow resolved the issue by adding CLR Bridge > browse GAC > added system.management.Automation and below script, now seems working!!

var powerShellScript = "AppVersion.ps1"; // script is in the original message

function getVersionOfInstalledAppUnderTest()

{

  var currentDirectory = aqFileSystem.GetCurrentFolder();

  psScriptPath = currentDirectory + "\\" + powerShellScript;

  var PowerShell = dotNET.System_Management_Automation.PowerShell.Create();

  PowerShell.AddScript(currentDirectory + "\\" + powerShellScript);

 // invoke powershell to get the results

 var results = PowerShell.Invoke();

}