Description
The Add method lets you add the specified file to the Files, Objects or Regions collection and saves it there as an item with the given name.
PDF files will be added to the Files collection as binary files. That is, their text content will not be recognized.
Declaration
ProgObj.Add(FileName, Name, ACopyFile)
| ProgObj | An expression, variable or parameter that specifies a reference to one of the objects listed in the Applies To section | |||
| FileName | [in] | Required | String | |
| Name | [in] | Optional | String | Default value: Empty string |
| ACopyFile | [in] | Optional | String | Default value: False |
| Result | Boolean | |||
Applies To
The method is applied to the following objects:
Parameters
The method has the following parameters:
FileName
The full or relative path to the file to be added to the collection.
Name
Unique name under which the file will be added to the collection. If this parameter is omitted or set to an empty string, TestComplete will generate the item name itself.
This name will be used to access the added file in the collection.
ACopyFile
If this parameter is True, TestComplete will create a physical copy of the specified file and place it in the appropriate Stores subfolder.
Otherwise, TestComplete will add a reference to the original file. (This is the default behavior.)
Result Value
If the file was added successfully, the Add method returns True. Otherwise, it returns False and generates an error string, which you can retrieve from the LastError property (and post to the test log if you wish).
If the collection already contains an element with the specified name, the method returns False and does not overwrite the existing element.
Example
The following example demonstrates how to add a file to the Stores > Files collection using the Files.Add method. The code checks whether the file is already in the collection, and if it is not there, adds the file to it.
JavaScript, JScript
function StoreFile()
{
var FileName = "C:\\MyFile.txt";
var StoredItemName = "MyFile";
// Verify that StoredItemName is not taken
if (Files.Contains(StoredItemName))
{
Log.Message ("The Files collection already contains this file.");
return;
}
// Add the file to the Files collection
if (Files.Add(FileName, StoredItemName))
Log.Message("The file has been successfully saved in Stores.");
else
Log.Message (Files.LastError);
}
Python
def StoreFile():
FileName = "C:\\MyFile.txt"
StoredItemName = "MyFile"
# Verify that StoredItemName is not taken
if Files.Contains(StoredItemName):
Log.Message ("The Files collection already contains this file.");
return
# Add the file to the Files collection
if Files.Add(FileName, StoredItemName):
Log.Message("The file has been successfully saved in Stores.")
else:
Log.Message (Files.LastError)VBScript
Sub StoreFile
Dim FileName, StoredItemName
FileName = "C:\MyFile.txt"
StoredItemName = "MyFile"
' Verify that StoredItemName is not taken
If Files.Contains(StoredItemName) Then
Log.Message ("The Files collection already contains this file.")
End If
' Add the file to the Files collection
If Files.Add(FileName, StoredItemName) Then
Log.Message ("The file has been successfully saved in Stores.")
Else
Log.Message (Files.LastError)
End If
End Sub
DelphiScript
procedure StoreFile;
var FileName, StoredItemName;
begin
FileName := 'C:\MyFile.txt';
StoredItemName := 'MyFile';
// Verify that StoredItemName is not taken
if Files.Contains(StoredItemName) then
Log.Message ('The Files collection already contains this file.');
// Add the file to the Files collection
if Files.Add(FileName, StoredItemName) then
Log.Message('The file has been successfully saved in Stores.')
else
Log.Message (Files.LastError);
end;
C++Script, C#Script
function StoreFile()
{
var FileName = "C:\\MyFile.txt";
var StoredItemName = "MyFile";
// Verify that StoredItemName is not taken
if (Files["Contains"](StoredItemName))
{
Log["Message"]("The Files collection already contains this file");
return;
}
// Add the file to the Files collection
if (Files["Add"](FileName, StoredItemName))
Log["Message"]("The file has been successfully saved in Stores.");
else
Log["Message"](Files["LastError"]);
}