Description

Use the aqUtils.Delay method to delay the script execution for a period of time. You may want to delay the script execution when the application under test is performing some time-consuming operations (for example, when it is loading a database or connecting to a network computer).

Declaration

aqUtils.Delay(ms, Str)

ms	[in]	Required	Integer
Str	[in]	Optional	String	Default value: “Delays the script execution for ... milliseconds.”
Result	None

Applies To

The method is applied to the following object:

aqUtils

Parameters

The method has the following parameters:

ms

The number of milliseconds for which you want to delay the script execution.

Str

Specifies the text that the TestComplete indicator icon shows during a delay.

The default value of Str is “Delays the script execution for ... milliseconds.”, where the ellipsis stands for the number of milliseconds specified by the ms parameter.

You can format the Str string. For example, you can specify a delay time value in it:

JavaScript, JScript

var ms = 5000;
var HelpStr = "Delaying test run for " + ms + "milliseconds.";
aqUtils.Delay (ms, HelpStr);

Python

ms = 5000
HelpStr = "Delaying test run for " + str(ms) + "milliseconds."
aqUtils.Delay(ms, HelpStr)

VBScript

ms = 5000
HelpStr = "Delaying test run for " & ms & "milliseconds."
aqUtils.Delay ms, HelpStr

DelphiScript

var ms, HelpStr: OleVariant;
...
ms := 5000;
HelpStr := 'Delaying test run for ' + aqConvert.VarToStr(ms) + 'milliseconds.';
aqUtils.Delay (ms, HelpStr);

C++Script, C#Script

var ms = 5000;
var HelpStr = "Delaying test run for " + ms + "milliseconds.";
aqUtils["Delay"](ms, HelpStr);

If there is a need for more sophisticated formatting, use the aqString.Format method.

Result Value

None.

Example

See the Delaying Test Execution topic for an example of using the aqUtils.Delay method.

aqUtils.Delay Method