Description

The File method copies the specified file to the folder holding test results and then posts an informative message ( ) with the link to the copied file in the test log. The name of the copied file is displayed in the Link column of the Test Log panel.

This can be useful in the following situation: suppose your application generates a file with a customer list, which you save to the Files collection for future comparison. If during a test run it is revealed that the customer list is incorrect in the generated file, you can save the file to the test log.

Declaration

Log.File(FileName, MessageText, AdditionalInformation, Priority, Attr, FolderID)

FileName	[in]	Required	String
MessageText	[in]	Optional	Variant	Default value: Empty string
AdditionalInformation	[in]	Optional	Variant	Default value: Empty string
Priority	[in]	Optional	Integer	Default value: pmNormal
Attr	[in]	Optional	A `LogAttributes` object	Default value: Default attributes
FolderID	[in]	Optional	Integer	Default value: -1
Result	String

Applies To

The method is applied to the following object:

Log

Parameters

The method has the following parameters:

FileName

The fully qualified path to the file to be posted to the test log. Note that TestComplete renames the file when posting it to the log (see the Remarks section below).

Note:

You can specify the desired fully-qualified path manually or you can specify the name of an environment variable that stores this path. For this purpose, use the Log.File("%ProgramFiles%\SmartBear\TestComplete 14\EULA.rtf", "Some Text", , , , ) syntax.

MessageText

Message text. This text will be added to the Message column of the Test Log. MessageText can hold data of any OLE-compatible type. If it cannot be converted to text, its value is ignored.

The parameter does not support multiline text, that is, you cannot post multiline messages to the Message column. To post multiline text to your test log, use the AdditionalInformation parameter.

AdditionalInformation

Additional text to be displayed in the Details pane of the Test Log. AdditionalInformation can hold data of any type compatible with OLE. If it cannot be converted to text, its value is ignored.

The AdditionalInformation parameter can also hold HTML code. The test engine will compile the HTML page and display it in the Details pane. For more information, see Posting Messages to the Log.

Priority

Message priority. You can use any integer number or any of the following constants:

Constant	Value	Description
`pmLowest`	100	The lowest priority of the message.
`pmLower`	200	The message priority which is lower than normal.
`pmNormal`	300	The normal (default) priority of the message.
`pmHigher`	400	The message priority which is higher than normal.
`pmHighest`	500	The highest priority of the message.

Attr

The font and color settings that will be applied to the newly created file message in the log. They are represented by a LogAttributes object. If this parameter is omitted, default attributes will be applied.

FolderID

Identifier of the folder in the test log to which the message will be posted. To get this identifier, use the CreateFolder or AppendFolder method. If this parameter refers to a non-existent folder, is omitted or is set to -1 (the default value), the File method will either post the message to the default folder of the test log or append it to the test log outside of any folder (if the default folder is not set). The default folder is the folder that is currently at the top of the folder stack, which is populated during the script run. To push a folder to or pop it out of this stack, use the PushLogFolder or the PopLogFolder method correspondingly.

Result Value

The full path to the file saved in the results folder.

Remarks

The method renames the file when copying it to the test results folder. The new name has the format File<index>.originalExtension. This approach helps TestComplete avoid naming conflicts when posting files. Below is a typical example of the code that might cause conflicts:

Log.File("C:\MyFile.txt");
ChangeFileInSomeWay("C:\MyFile.txt");
Log.File("C:\MyFile.txt");

If TestComplete does not rename the file when posting it to the log, the second call to the Log.File method would cause a naming conflict.
If the Log.CallStackSettings.EnableStackOnFile or Log.CallStackSettings.EnableStackOnLink property is True, then the test engine collects information about the execution sequence of tests that led to the call of the Log.File method and displays this information in the Call Stack page of the test log. See Collecting Call Stack Information for Log Messages.
When you call the Log.File method, the test engine generates the OnLogFile event.

Example

The code below writes some data to a file during test execution and then posts this file to the test log.

JavaScript, JScript

function PostingFileExample()
{
  // Specifies the path to a file
  var sPath = "C:\\Work\\TestData.txt";

  // Writes some data to the file
  aqFile.WriteToTextFile(sPath, "Test data", aqFile.ctANSI);

  // Posts the file to the test log
  Log.File(sPath, "A file with test data.");
}

Python

def PostingFileExample():
  # Specifies the path to a file 
  sPath = "C:\\MyFiles\\MyFile.txt"
  # Writes some data to the file 
  aqFile.WriteToTextFile(sPath, "Test data", aqFile.ctANSI)
  # Posts the file to the test log 
  Log.File(sPath, "A file with test data.")

VBScript

Sub PostingFileExample()

  ' Specifies the path to a file
  sPath = "C:\Work\TestData.txt"

  ' Writes some data to the file
  Call aqFile.WriteToTextFile(sPath, "Test data", aqFile.ctANSI)

  ' Posts the file to the test log
  Call Log.File(sPath, "A file with test data.")

End Sub

DelphiScript

function PostingFileExample;
var sPath;
begin

  // Specifies the path to a file
  sPath := 'C:\Work\TestData.txt';

  // Writes some data to the file
  aqFile.WriteToTextFile(sPath, 'Test data', aqFile.ctANSI);

  // Posts the file to the test log
  Log.File(sPath, 'A file with test data.');

end;