Load Parameter to au3 file from TestComplete Automation Tool

[jomic84]

Hi All,

I started using AutoIt tool lately since my TestComplete tool is not supporting some features. The issue I face is I'm trying to send a Parameter externally to the .au3 file. When I hard-code the File name its working, but when I try to pass this through a variable(Since it changes regularly), code is not Working. You help is must needed. Below are the Code I used.

Hard-Code:

Sys.OleObject("WScript.Shell").Exec("cmd /c ""C:\Users\XXXX\Desktop\SSE_Click.exe Parameter1 """)

Actual Need:

varTest = "This is for Automation"

Sys.OleObject("WScript.Shell").Exec("cmd /c ""C:\Users\XXXXX\Desktop\SSE_Click.exe varTest """). When I try this its considering it as a String and Type as varTest. I tried to separate with concatenate operation and adding quotes. But its not working. 

[Subz]

Can you explain further?

Your variable should be in the format $varTest = "This is for Automation" you can then use this in your commandline, however is SSE_Click.exe a compiled Au3 Script?  Or is this a third party app?  Also what is the Sys.OleObject... where is this run from?  Why not just use ShellExecute or Run functions?

[jomic84]

Hi Subz,

Thanks for the reply. Yes SSE_Click is Au3 Script. In TestComplete Tool , we need to Initialize the Object before using it. That's the reason I have used  Sys.OleObject  for Wscript. Also I'm not able to pass the String with the Spaces Ex: "Alarm Plant Siemens"

Code I use: Sys.OleObject("WScript.Shell").Exec("cmd /c ""C:\Users\jmichelle\Desktop\SSE_Click.exe Param1 "Alarm Plant Siemens"""")

I'm Sending 2 Parameters. I have used the CommandLine in Au3 script also. This throws the error

[Subz]

Can you try combination of single and double quotes for example:

Sys.OleObject("WScript.Shell").Exec('cmd /c "C:\Users\jmichelle\Desktop\SSE_Click.exe" Param1 "Alarm Plant Siemens"')

 

[jomic84]

No, its not working. Test-complete Consider Single Quote as a Comments, so the data following Single Quote is considered as the Comments.

[Subz]

Hopefully this will work, it worked for me just using Wscript.Shell in vbs

Sys.OleObject("WScript.Shell").Exec("cmd /k """"C:\Users\jmichelle\Desktop\SSE_Click.exe"" Param1 ""Alarm Plant Siemens""""")

 

[jomic84]

Super.... thank you very much... it works....

[junkew]

What features are you talking about that AutoIt has but testcomplete not. There is also a com object for AutoIt. Maybe easier to do what you want.