SetPosition Method

Applies to TestComplete 15.47, last modified on January 20, 2023

Description

Use the SetPosition method to move the cursor position to the desired line and column.

Declaration

aqTextFileObj.SetPosition(Line, Column)

aqTextFileObj An expression, variable or parameter that specifies a reference to an aqTextFile object
Line [in]    Required    Integer    
Column [in]    Required    Integer    
Result Boolean

Applies To

The method is applied to the following object:

Parameters

The method has the following parameters:

Line

Specifies the number of the desired line (numbering starts from zero).

Column

Specifies the number of the desired column (numbering starts from zero).

Result Value

True if the cursor position has changed, and False otherwise.

Example

The code below reads the specified file by lines and posts these lines to the test log.

JavaScript, JScript

function ReadTextFromFile()
{
  var sPath = "D:\\Files\\MyFile.txt";

  // Creates a text file at the specified location
  aqFile.Create(sPath);

  // Opens the created file for reading
  var myFile = aqFile.OpenTextFile(sPath, aqFile.faRead, aqFile.ctANSI);
  myFile.SetPosition(0, 0);
  
  // Obtains the total number of lines in the file
  var lNum = myFile.LinesCount;
  
  for (var i = 0; i < lNum; i++)
  {
    // Obtains the current line's length
    var lLength = myFile.LineLength(i);
    // Reads the current line
    var Line = myFile.ReadString(lLength);
    // Sets the cursor to the next line
    myFile.SetPosition(i+1, 0);
    // Posts the current line to the test log
    Log.Message(Line);
  }
  
  // Closes the file
  myFile.Close();
}

Python

def ReadTextFromFile():
  sPath = "D:\\Files\\MyFile.txt"
  # Creates a text file at the specified location 
  aqFile.Create(sPath)
  # Opens the created file for reading 
  myFile = aqFile.OpenTextFile(sPath, aqFile.faRead, aqFile.ctANSI)
  myFile.SetPosition(0, 0)
  # Obtains the total number of lines in the file
  lNum = myFile.LinesCount
  for i in range(0, lNum):
    # Obtains the current line's length
    lLength = myFile.LineLength(i)
    # Reads the current line 
    Line = myFile.ReadString(lLength);
    # Sets the cursor to the next line
    myFile.SetPosition(i+1, 0)
    #  Posts the current line to the test log
    Log.Message(Line)
  # Closes the file 
  myFile.Close()

VBScript

Sub ReadTextFromFile
  Dim sPath
  sPath = "D:\Files\MyFile.txt"

  ' Creates a text file at the specified location
  aqFile.Create(sPath)

  ' Opens the created file for reading
  Set myFile = aqFile.OpenTextFile(sPath, aqFile.faRead, aqFile.ctANSI)
  Call myFile.SetPosition(0, 0)
  
  ' Obtains the total number of lines in the file
  lNum = myFile.LinesCount
  
  For i = 0 to lNum-1
    ' Obtains the current line's length
    lLength = myFile.LineLength(i)
    ' Reads the current line
    Line = myFile.ReadString(lLength)
    ' Sets the cursor to the next line
    Call myFile.SetPosition(i+1, 0)
    ' Posts the current line to the test log
    Log.Message(Line)
  Next
  
  ' Closes the file
  Call myFile.Close()
End Sub 

DelphiScript

function ReadTextFromFile;
var sPath, myFile, lNum, i, lLength, Line;
begin
  sPath := 'D:\Files\MyFile.txt';

  // Creates a text file at the specified location
  aqFile.Create(sPath);

  // Opens the created file for reading
  myFile := aqFile.OpenTextFile(sPath, aqFile.faRead, aqFile.ctANSI);
  myFile.SetPosition(0, 0);
  
  // Obtains the total number of lines in the file
  lNum := myFile.LinesCount;
  
  for i := 0 to lNum-1 do
  begin
    // Obtains the current line's length
    lLength := myFile.LineLength(i);
    // Reads the current line
    Line := myFile.ReadString(lLength);
    // Sets the cursor to the next line
    myFile.SetPosition(i+1, 0);
    // Posts the current line to the test log
    Log.Message(Line);
  end;
  
  // Closes the file
  myFile.Close();
end;

C++Script, C#Script

function ReadTextFromFile()
{
  var sPath = "D:\\Files\\MyFile.txt";

  // Creates a text file at the specified location
  aqFile["Create"](sPath);

  // Opens the created file for reading
  var myFile = aqFile["OpenTextFile"](sPath, aqFile.faRead, aqFile.ctANSI);
  myFile["SetPosition"](0, 0);
  
  // Obtains the total number of lines in the file
  var lNum = myFile["LinesCount"];
  
  for (var i = 0; i < lNum; i++)
  {
    // Obtains the current line's length
    var lLength = myFile["LineLength"](i);
    // Reads the current line
    var Line = myFile["ReadString"](lLength);
    // Sets the cursor to the next line
    myFile["SetPosition"](i+1, 0);
    // Posts the current line to the test log
    Log["Message"](Line);
  }
  
  // Closes the file
  myFile["Close"]();
}

See Also

Working With Files From Scripts
Cursor Property
Line Property
Column Property

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