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1)
What are the three modes of running the scripts?
a)
WinRunner provides three modes in
which to run tests—Verify, Debug, and Update. You use each mode during a
different phase of the testing process.
i.
Verify
1.
Use the Verify mode to check your application.
ii.
Debug
1.
Use the Debug mode to help you identify bugs in a test script.
iii.
Update
1.
Use the Update mode to update the expected results of a test or to create
a new expected results folder.
2)
Explain the following TSL functions:
a)
Ddt_open
i.
Creates or opens a datatable
file so that WinRunner can access it.
Syntax:
ddt_open ( data_table_name, mode );
data_table_name
The name of the data table. The name may be the table variable name, the
Microsoft Excel file or a tabbed text file name, or the full path and file name
of the table. The first row in the file contains the names of the parameters.
This row is labeled row 0.
mode
The mode for opening the data table: DDT_MODE_READ (read-only) or
DDT_MODE_READWRITE (read or write).
b)
Ddt_save
i.
Saves the information into a
data file.
Syntax:
dt_save (data_table_name);
data_table_name
The name of the data table. The name may be the table variable name, the
Microsoft Excel file or a tabbed text file name, or the full path and file name
of the table.
c)
Ddt_close
i.
Closes a data table file
Syntax:
ddt_close ( data_table_name );
data_table_name
The name of the data table. The data table is a Microsoft Excel file or a tabbed
text file. The first row in the file contains the names of the parameters.
d)
Ddt_export
i.
Exports the information of one
data table file into a different data table file.
Syntax:
ddt_export (data_table_namename1, data_table_namename2);
data_table_namename1
The source data table filename.
data_table_namename2
The destination data table filename.
e)
Ddt_show
i.
Shows or hides the table editor
of a specified data table.
Syntax:
ddt_show (data_table_name [, show_flag]);
data_table_name
The name of the data table. The name may be the table variable name, the
Microsoft Excel file or a tabbed text file name, or the full path and file name
of the table.
show_flag
The value indicating whether the editor should be shown (default=1) or hidden
(0).
f)
Ddt_get_row_count
i.
Retrieves the no. of rows in a
data tables
Syntax:
ddt_get_row_count (data_table_name, out_rows_count);
data_table_name
The name of the data table. The name may be the table variable name, the
Microsoft Excel file or a tabbed text file name, or the full path and file name
of the table. The first row in the file contains the names of the parameters.
out_rows_count
The output variable that stores the total number
of rows in the data table.
g)
ddt_next_row
i.
Changes the active row in a
database to the next row
Syntax:
ddt_next_row (data_table_name);
data_table_name
The name of the data table. The name may be the table variable name, the
Microsoft Excel file or a tabbed text file name, or the full path and file name
of the table. The first row in the file contains the names of the parameters.
h)
ddt_set_row
i.
Sets the active row in a data
table.
Syntax:
ddt_set_row (data_table_name, row);
data_table_name
The name of the data table. The name may be the table variable name, the
Microsoft Excel file or a tabbed text file name, or the full path and file name
of the table. The first row in the file contains the names of the parameters.
This row is labeled row 0.
row
The new active row in the data table.
i)
ddt_set_val
i.
Sets a value in the current row
of the data table
Syntax:
ddt_set_val (data_table_name, parameter, value);
data_table_name
The name of the data table. The name may be the table variable name, the
Microsoft Excel file or a tabbed text file name, or the full path and file name
of the table. The first row in the file contains the names of the parameters.
This row is labeled row 0.
parameter
The name of the column into which the value will be inserted.
value
The value to be written into the table.
j)
ddt_set_val_by_row
i.
Sets a value in a specified row
of the data table.
Syntax:
ddt_set_val_by_row (data_table_name, row,
parameter, value);
data_table_name
The name of the data table. The name may be the table variable name, the
Microsoft Excel file or a tabbed text file name, or the full path and file name
of the table. The first row in the file contains the names of the parameters.
This row is labeled row 0.
row
The row number in the table. It can be any existing row or the current row
number plus 1, which will add a new row to the data table.
parameter
The name of the column into which the value will be inserted.
value
The value to be written into the table.
k)
ddt_get_current_row
i.
Retrieves the active row of a
data table.
Syntax:
ddt_get_current_row ( data_table_name, out_row );
data_table_name
The name of the data table. The name may be the table variable name, the
Microsoft Excel file or a tabbed text file name, or the full path and file name
of the table. The first row in the file contains the names of the parameters.
This row is labeled row 0.
out_row
The output variable that stores the active row in the data table.
l)
ddt_is_parameter
i.
Returns whether a parameter in
a datatable is valid
Syntax:
ddt_is_parameter (data_table_name, parameter);
data_table_name
The name of the data table. The name may be the table variable name, the
Microsoft Excel file or a tabbed text file name, or the full path and file name
of the table. The first row in the file contains the names of the parameters.
parameter
The parameter name to check in the data table.
m)
ddt_get_parameters
i.
Returns a list of all
parameters in a data table.
Syntax:
ddt_get_parameters ( table, params_list,
params_num );
table
The pathname of the data table.
params_list
This out parameter returns the list of all parameters in the data table,
separated by tabs.
params_num
This out parameter returns the number of parameters in params_list.
n)
ddt_val
i.
Returns the value of a
parameter in the active roe in a data table.
Syntax:
ddt_val (data_table_name, parameter);
data_table_name
The name of the data table. The name may be the table variable name, the
Microsoft Excel file or a tabbed text file name, or the full path and file name
of the table. The first row in the file contains the names of the parameters.
parameter
The name of the parameter in the data table.
o)
ddt_val_by_row
i.
Returns the value of a
parameter in the specified row in a data table.
Syntax:
ddt_val_by_row ( data_table_name, row_number, parameter );
data_table_name
The name of the data table. The name may be the table variable name, the
Microsoft Excel file or a tabbed text file name, or the full path and file name
of the table. The first row in the file contains the names of the parameters.
This row is labeled row 0.
row_number
The number of the row in the data table.
parameter
The name of the parameter in the data table.
p)
ddt_report_row
i.
Reports the active row in a
data table to the test results
Syntax:
ddt_report_row (data_table_name);
data_table_name
The name of the data table. The name may be the table variable name, the
Microsoft Excel file or a tabbed text file name, or the full path and file name
of the table. The first row in the file contains the names of the parameters.
This row is labeled row 0.
q)
ddt_update_from_db
imports data from a
database into a data table. It is inserted into your test script when you select
the Import data from a database option in the DataDriver Wizard. When you run
your test, this function updates the data table with data from the database
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