VB.NET scripting command-line interface
Some of the actions that can be performed from the Rational® Functional Tester graphical user interface can also be performed from the VB.NET Scripting Edition command line.
These actions include:
- Compile a script
- Compile/re-compile an entire project
- Play back a script
- Add/remove Full Trust for a project to the .NET runtime security policy
- Write a .NET configuration for an executable or assembly to use an acceptable framework
Command line format
The core command line format to display the error messages in the command line window is:
The core command line format is:
Note: The rational_ftw.exe file is similar to the rational_ft.exe
file. However, the rational_ftw.exe file does not display the error messages in the console
window.
Recording of scripts, environment enablement, and editing of assets are only available from the Rational® Functional Tester Java™ command-line interface. For more information, see Command line interface.
To record a VB.NET script using the Rational® Functional Tester Java™ command-line interface, you can use the options described for recording with the language VB option. The language VB option specifies that the Java™ command-line recorder must generate the test scripts in the VB.NET language.
Common Rational® Functional Tester VB.NET scripting command-line options
Some of the more common Rational® Functional Tester VB.NET
scripting command-line options are as follows:
| Command-line option | Usage |
|---|---|
| -datastore <project directory> | Used to identify the project location. |
| -compile <script name> | Used to compile a specific script. |
| -compileall [<namespace>] | Used to incrementally compile the whole project namespace specified, or the entire project if no namespace is provided. |
| -recompileall [<namespace>] | Used to do a full compilation of the whole project namespace specified, or the entire project if no namespace is provided. |
| -playback <script name> | Used to play back a specific script. |
| -addfulltrust | Used to add Full Trust runtime security policy for the specified project (use datastore). With the .NET Framework, the default security policy prohibits playback of scripts from a project over the network. |
| -removefulltrust | Used to remove the Full Trust runtime security policy for the specified project (use datastore). |
| -writeconfig <path to application> | Used to have an application built with an older version of the .NET framework (.NET Framework 1.0 or above). |
Examples of command-line usage
Some examples of command-line usage are:
For more information, see Command line interface.
| Task | Command syntax |
|---|---|
| Record a new script | java -classpath <classpath> com.rational.test.ft.rational_ft -datastore <directory> [ -language vb -map <sharedmap>] [options] -record <script-name> |
| Record into an existing script, inserting before or after a given line | java -classpath<classpath> com.rational.test.ft.rational_ft -datastore <directory> [ -insertbefore <line>] [ -insertafter <line>] [options] -language vb -map <sharedmap>] [options] -record <script-name> |
|
Compile a script Note: You must enable the Java
environment before doing this. You must also install Java SDK and add the bin
directory to the path.
|
rational_ft.exe -datastore <directory> [options] -language vb -compile <script-name> |
| Play back a script, passing command-line arguments <values> to the script | rational_ft.exe -datastore <directory> -language vb -log <logname> [options] -playback <script-name> [ -args <values>] |
| Play back a script, with an associated dataset | rational_ft.exe
-datastore <directory> -language vb
-iterationCount <count> -playback <script-name>
Note: To playback your scripts with dynamic VPs, add
-rt.interative true before -playback in the
command line. |
| Construct an empty script | java -classpath <classpath> com.rational.test.ft.rational_ft -datastore <directory> -language vb -map <sharedmapname> [options] -create <script-name> |
| Regenerate the helper file for a script | java -classpath <classpath> com.rational.test.ft.rational_ft -datastore <directory> -language vb -helper <script-name> |
| Regenerate all helper files for a datastore | java -classpath <classpath> com.rational.test.ft.rational_ft -datastore <directory> -language vb -regenHelpers <script-name> |
| Display a object-map file | java -classpath <classpath> com.rational.test.ft.rational_ft -datastore <directory> -language vb -display <object-map filename> |
| Display a verification-point file | java -classpath <classpath> com.rational.test.ft.rational_ft -datastore <directory> -language vb -display <verification point filename> |
| Edit a object-map file | java -classpath <classpath> com.rational.test.ft.rational_ft -datastore <directory> -language vb -edit <object-map filename> |
| Edit a verification-point file | java -classpath <classpath> com.rational.test.ft.rational_ft -datastore <directory> -language vb -edit <verification point filename> |
| Create and edit a shared-object map | java -classpath <classpath> com.rational.test.ft.rational_ft -datastore <directory> -fromMap <object-map filename1> -createMap <object-map filename2> |
| Merge a later version of an object map into a current (modified) version of the same map | java -classpath <classpath> com.rational.test.ft.rational_ft -datastore <directory> -from <object-map filename1> -to <object-map filename2> -original <object-map filename1> -mergeMap |
| Compare an actual verification point result to an expected verification point result | java -classpath <classpath> com.rational.test.ft.rational_ft -datastore <directory> -baseline <baseline verification point filename> -compare <expected verification point filename> <actual verification point filename> |
| Enable a configured browser, Java™ environment, or Eclipse platform | java -classpath <classpath> com.rational.test.ft.rational_ft -language vb -enableName <browser/Java environment/Eclipse> |
| Disable all configured browsers, Java™ environments and Eclipse platforms | java -classpath <classpath> com.rational.test.ft.rational_ft -disableall |
| Run the application configuration tool | java -classpath <classpath> com.rational.test.ft.rational_ft -language vb -appConfig <application name> |
| Run the Test Object Inspector | java -classpath <classpath> com.rational.test.ft.rational_ft -language vb -inspector |
| Run the Object Properties Configuration Tool | java -classpath <classpath> com.rational.test.ft.rational_ft -language vb -objectlibrary |