QTP in batch file (job ?) in Windows ?

[Brian Stephens]

Windows does read data from the batch file.  After it executes a command  it expects it to go away and do its thing.  Next line in the batch file is the next command it will execute. 

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On 2012-06-07, at 12:34, Michel Adam <michel.adam at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry, that should have been page 137 to 139, especially the example on page 139.
> 
> Michel
> 
> On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Michel Adam <michel.adam at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi listers,
> 
> trying to run a batch file and have QTP prompt for a few parameters (after RTFM the QTP manual, page 137).
> 
> QTP will just stop cold and prompt without reading the parameters. What am I missing?
> 
> 
> The bat file is:
> 
> 
> c:
> cd \foambin
> rem QTP auto=C:\FOAMbin\XFSPR20D < %PHTEMP%\FFSPARAM.dat
> QTP
> execute C:\FOAMbin\XFSPR20D
> 02
> @
> @
> @
> 
> execute C:\FOAMbin\XFSPR20Z
> exit
> QUIZ auto=C:\FOAMbin\XFSZR20Z
> 
> 
> 
> The 'rem' statement is from a prior attempt, which works, of having QTP execute the run and get the values for the prompts from a file (FFSPARAM.dat).
> 
> 
> when testing, the results are:
> 
> --------------
> 
> Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
> Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
> 
> G:\>c:
> 
> C:\>cd foambin
> 
> C:\FOAMbin>dir jfsrp20a.bat
>  Volume in drive C has no label.
>  Volume Serial Number is 8C96-214D
> 
>  Directory of C:\FOAMbin
> 
> 2012-06-07  11:15               264 JFSRP20A.bat
>                1 File(s)            264 bytes
>                0 Dir(s)   1,863,245,824 bytes free
> 
> C:\FOAMbin>jfsrp20a
> 
> C:\FOAMbin>c:
> 
> C:\FOAMbin>cd \foambin
> 
> C:\FOAMbin>rem QTP auto=C:\FOAMbin\XFSPR20D < C:\Users\madam\AppData\Local\PHTemp
> \FFSPARAM.dat
> 
> C:\FOAMbin>QTP
> IBM(R) Cognos(R) PowerHouse(R) 4GL  8.41G - QTP
> (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 1982, 2010
> 
> >
> 
> ------------
> 
> and that is it. QTP just stops there and waits for input.
> 
> Is page 137 of the QPT reference manual accurate?
> 
> Michel Adam
> michel.adam at gmail.com
> 
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