Scheduling TestExecute Runs

If you are not going to test Windows Store applications, disable the support for Windows Store applications in TestExecute. To do this, right-click the TestExecute icon () in the notification area (tray), select Options > Engines > General and then clear the Enable support for testing Windows Store applications check box.

Otherwise, to be able to test Windows Store applications, keep the support enabled and create an external script that will run TestExecute. To learn how to do it, see the instructions below.

1. In your Windows operating system, open the Control Panel. The way you do this depends on the Windows version you use. For example:

   • Windows 10: In the search box on the taskbar, type control panel and then click Control Panel.

   • Windows 8.1: Move the mouse to the top right corner of the screen to open the Charms bar, then click Search and search for control panel.

   • Windows 7: Click Windows Start button > Control Panel.

2. In the search box, type schedule, and then select Schedule tasks. This will open the Task Scheduler window.

3. Click Create task in the Actions panel on the right to create a new scheduled task. This will open the Create Task wizard.

4. Use the wizard to specify the task properties like name, time, user account and others.

5. Specify the instructions that will launch TestExecute:

   On Windows 7:

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   1. Switch to the Actions page of the wizard and click New. This will invoke the New Action dialog box.

   2. Select Start a program in the Action drop-down list.

   3. In the Program/script box, enter the path to TestExecute.exe, for instance, you can enter this path (this is the location to which 32-bit TestExecute is installed by default):

      "C:\Program Files\SmartBear\TestExecute 15\Bin\TestExecute.exe"

      Note:

      If the path contains spaces, enclose the path in quotes.

   4. In the Add arguments (optional) box, specify the test project name and TestExecute command-line arguments, for instance:

      "C:\Work\Test Projects\MyProject\MyProject.pjs" /r /e

      Note:

      If the project file name contains spaces, enclose the file name in quotes.

   5. Click OK to save the changes.

   On Windows 8.1 and later:

   To test Windows Store applications:

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   1. Create an external script file (*.js) that will invoke TestExecute via the ShellExecute function.

      var objShell = new ActiveXObject("shell.application");

      var objShell = objShell.ShellExecute("C:\\Program Files\\SmartBear\\TestExecute 15\\Bin\\TestExecute.exe", "", "", "open", 1);

      Note:

      In the second parameter of the ShellExecute function, you can specify the path to a test project that will be run and to the TestExecute command line. var objShell = objShell.ShellExecute("C:\\Program Files\\SmartBear\\TestExecute 15\\Bin\\TestExecute.exe", "\"C:\\Work\\Test Projects\\MyProject\\MyProject.pjs\" /r", "", "open", 1);

   2. In the Task Scheduler, switch to the Actions page of the wizard and click New. This will invoke the New Action dialog box.

   3. Select Start a program in the Action drop-down list.

   4. In the Program/script box, enter the path to the script file created earlier. For example:

      "C:\Scripts\RunTestExecute.js"

      Note:

      If the path contains spaces, enclose the path in quotes.

   5. Click OK to save the changes.

   To test applications other than Windows Store applications:

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   1. In TestExecute, disable the Enable support for testing Windows Store applications option.

   2. In the Task Scheduler, switch to the Actions page of the wizard and click New. This will invoke the New Action dialog box.

   3. Select Start a program in the Action drop-down list.

   4. In the Program/script box, enter the path to TestExecute.exe, for instance, you can enter this path (this is the location to which 32-bit TestExecute is installed by default):

      "C:\Program Files\SmartBear\TestExecute 15\Bin\TestExecute.exe"

      Note:

      Use the quotes if the path contains spaces.

   5. In the Add arguments (optional) box, specify the test project name and TestExecute command-line arguments, for instance:

      "C:\Work\Test Projects\MyProject\MyProject.pjs" /r /e

      If the project file name contains spaces, don’t forget to enclose it in quotes.

   6. Click OK to save the changes.

• For complete information on TestExecute command-line arguments, see TestExecute Command Line.

• Use TestExecute exit codes to determine if the test run was successful. If you need to check whether the test was successful, you can create a batch file which will call TestExecute, specify command-line arguments for it and check TestExecute exit code. You can find an example for this batch file in the TestExecute Exit Codes topic.

• If the scheduled task has the Run only when user is logged on option, then the machine should NOT be locked at the moment the task is trigged.

  If the scheduled task has the Run whether user is logged on or not option, then the machine could be locked, but, in this case, the TestExecute project should be launched with the /SilentMode command-line parameter.

The 32-bit executable of TestExecute is located in the <TestExecute>\Bin\ folder.

The 64-bit executable of TestExecute is located in the <TestExecute>\x64\Bin\ folder.

The 32-bit executable of TestExecute is located in the <TestExecute>\Bin\ folder.

The 64-bit executable of TestExecute is located in the <TestExecute>\x64\Bin\ folder.