Sometimes in your QTP script you need to save and retrieve data stored in a text file across multiple machines. Quality Center has a ‘resource' module where you can store a resource like a text file. I use this functionality so much that I created two QuickTest Professional functions specifically for this:
- QcSaveToResource – This function will save a text file from a local machine to an existing resource in QC
- QCGetResource – This function will copy a file stored in QC to a local drive.
( Also check out my video : How to get a QC resource using QTP with OTA)
How to save a text file to QC (QcSaveToResource)
The following code will save a text file from a QuickTest Pro lab machine to an existing ‘Test Resource' in QC's Test Resource module:
QcSaveToResource "Joe","qcresourcetest.txt","C:\QTPAUTOMATION\DATA","",""
How to get a Quality Center test resource and save to a local dir (QCGetResource)
QCGetResource "qcresourcetest.txt","C:\Temp"
QTP QC function that you can use!
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'
'@Function Name: QCSaveToResource
'@Documentation Saves a text file to the QC Test Resources module
'@Created By: Joe Colantonio
'@Return Values: NONE
'@Example: QcSaveToResource "Joe","qcresourcetest.txt","C:\QTPAUTOMATION\DATA","",""
'-----------------------------------------------------------
Function QCSaveToResource(QcResourceName,fileNameToSave,fileToSavePath,resourceType,opt)
'**************************
'Upload a resource
'**************************
Set qcConn = QCUtil.QCConnection
Set oResource = qcConn.QCResourceFactory
Set oCurrentResources =oResource.NewList("")
Set oNewResource = Nothing
resourceCount = oCurrentResources.Count
For iNowResourceNum = 1 To resourceCount
nowResource =
oCurrentResources.Item(iNowResourceNum).Name
if UCase(nowResource) = UCase(QcResourceName) then
Set oNewResource = oCurrentResources.Item(iNowResourceNum)
resourceFound = "True"
end if
Next
If resourceFound = "True" Then
oNewResource.Filename = fileNameToSave
oNewResource.ResourceType = "Test Resource"
oNewResource.Post
oNewResource.UploadResource fileToSavePath, True
Else
reporter.ReportEvent micFail,"Did not find a resource in the Test Resource module named " & QcResourceName,"Verify that a resource exist in the QC Test Resource module!"
End If
Set oCurrentResources = Nothing
Set oResource = Nothing
End Function
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'
'@Function Name: QCGetResource
'@Documentation Saves a text file from a QC Test Resource to a local dir
'@Created By: Joe Colantonio
'@Return Values: NONE
'@Example: QCGetResource "qcresourcetest.txt","C:\Temp"
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Function QCGetResource(resourceName,saveTo)
Set qcConn = QCUtil.QCConnection
Set oResource = qcConn.QCResourceFactory
Set oFilter = oResource.Filter
oFilter.Filter("RSC_FILE_NAME") = resourceName
Set oResourceList = oFilter.NewList
If oResourceList.Count = 1 Then
Set oFile = oResourceList.Item(1)
oFile.FileName = resourceName
oFile.DownloadResource saveTo, True
End If
Set qcConn = Nothing
Set oResource = Nothing
Set oFilter = Nothing
Set oFlieList = Nothing
Set oFile = Nothing
End Function
