Running compiled exe on command line with log path as parameter

[FredMellink]

Hello,

I created an AutoIT duration test for an application and want to run the compiled exe of the test in a test suite, via the command line:

MyDurationTest.exe c:My_LogPathNameOfLogFile.txt

 

How can I prepare the script that it uses the log path and name of the log file.

 

I am pretty much beginner on AutoIT and not real programmer, but it's fun to do some scripting.Thanks for feedback.

 

Regards, Fred

 

 

[FireFox]

Hi,

Take a look at the helpfile at the "Running Scripts" index, you will have the "Command Line Parameters" section.

Edit: Btw, Welcome to the autoit forum

Br, FireFox.

Edited August 26, 2013 by FireFox

[JohnOne]

See "Running Scripts" section of the help file.

It's quits comprehensive.

[FredMellink]

Thanks for your superfast reply!

In the mean time I found it, but I miss some "example code. How do I use $CmdLine in my script? For me as beginner and non-programmer it is not so comprehensive

[JohnOne]

Compile and run with path

If $CmdLine[0] = 0 Then
    Exit MsgBox(0, 'Command Line Info', 'No arguments passed')
EndIf

MsgBox(0, 'Command Line Info', 'There are ' & $CmdLine[0] & ' arguments passed')
MsgBox(0, 'Command Line Info', 'The first argument is ' & $CmdLine[1])

[FredMellink]

Thanks John,

I think I can use this info and make it work. When on command line is typed "MyTest.exe c:mylogsmylogfile.txt"  then I suppose that in my script can use it with code like:

$logfile=$CmdLine[1]

FileWrite($logFile, @YEAR & @MON & @MDAY & @HOUR & @MIN & @SEC & " no errors" & @CR)

[JohnOne]

That's correct.

You can many parameters, just separate them with a space as you did the first.

[FredMellink]

I have a simple Notepadtest for this kind of testing. My first attempt fails and code of the notepad test is below as example

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#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <Date.au3>


Global $answer, $timer, $Secs, $Mins, $Hour, $Time1, $Time2, $CmdLine

If $CmdLine[0] = 0 Then
Exit MsgBox(0, 'Command Line Info', 'No arguments passed')
EndIf MsgBox(0, 'Command Line Info', 'There are ' & $CmdLine[0] & ' arguments passed')
MsgBox(0, 'Command Line Info', 'The first argument is ' & $CmdLine[1])


;DirCreate("C:\DurationLog\NotepadTest")

; Start and Wait for the for Notepad
Run( "Notepad.exe", @WindowsDir)

    If Not WinActive("Untitled - Notepad") Then _
    WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")
    Send("This is for learning only{ENTER}{ENTER}")
    $answer = MsgBox(4, "output", "Notepad is active!... Let's begin! This script tells with randomly selected lines about AutoIT. After 20 lines it stops automatically. Do you want to continue?")
    If $answer = 7 Then ; no is clicked
        WinClose("Untitled - Notepad")
        Send("!n")
        Exit
        EndIf

WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")

;$Time1=_Date_Time_GetLocalTime()
$logFile = FileOpen($CmdLine[1])
;$logFile = FileOpen("C:\DurationLog\NotepadTest\NotepadTest_.csv",1)

FileWrite($logFile, @YEAR & @MON & @MDAY & @HOUR & @MIN & @SEC & "|")

;FileWrite("fmlk_notepadtest.csv", "Start notepad script: ," & _Date_Time_SystemTimeToDateTimeStr($Time1) & @CRLF)

$i = 0
While $i <10
    $delay = Random(50,5000,1)
    $choice = Random(1,7,1)

    Switch $choice
        Case 1
            AutoIT1()
            $i = $i + 1

        Case 2
            AutoIT2()
            $i = $i + 1

        Case 3
            AutoIT3()
            $i = $i + 1

        Case 4
            AutoIT4()
            $i = $i + 1

        Case 5
            AutoIT5()
            $i = $i + 1

        Case 6
            AutoIT6()
            $i = $i + 1

        Case 7
            AutoIT7()
            $i = $i + 1

    EndSwitch
    Sleep($delay)
WEnd

FileWrite($logFile, @YEAR & @MON & @MDAY & @HOUR & @MIN & @SEC & "|" & $i & "|" & "0" & "|" & "0" & "|" & " no errors" & @CR)
; $Time2=_Date_Time_GetLocalTime()
; FileWrite("fmlk_notepadtest.csv", "Finish notepad script: " & _Date_Time_SystemTimeToDateTimeStr($Time2) & @CRLF)
; FileWrite("C:\DurationLog\NotepadTest\fmlk_notepadtest.csv", _Date_Time_SystemTimeToDateTimeStr($Time1) & "," & _Date_Time_SystemTimeToDateTimeStr($Time2) & "," & $i & "cycles" & @CRLF)
; FileWrite("fmlk_notepadtest.csv", "after " & $i & " cycles")
; FileWrite("C:\DurationLog\NotepadTest\fmlk_notepadtest.csv", @CR)
AutoIT8()

;WinClose("Untitled - Notepad")
;       Send("!n")
;       Exit

Func AutoIT1()
    ; None
    $number= Random(1,10,1)
    If Not WinActive("Untitled - Notepad") Then _
    WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")
    Send("AutoIT is a powerful scripting tool and can also give random numbers:" & $number & "{ENTER}")
    ;FileWrite("debuglogging.csv", "counter = ," & "AutoIT1 selected " & $i & @CR)
    FileWrite("C:\DurationLog\NotepadTest\debuglogging.csv", @YEAR & @MON & @MDAY & "_" & @HOUR & @MIN & @SEC & " counter = " & $i & ", AutoIT1 selected , " & @CR)
EndFunc

Func AutoIT2()
    ; Natural
    If Not WinActive("Untitled - Notepad") Then _
    WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")
    Send("AutoIT is easy to use and has relatively small learning curve{ENTER}")
    ;FileWrite("debuglogging.csv", ",AutoIT2 selected " & "counter = ," & $i & @CR)
    FileWrite("C:\DurationLog\NotepadTest\debuglogging.csv", @YEAR & @MON & @MDAY & "_" & @HOUR & @MIN & @SEC & " counter = " & $i & ", AutoIT2 selected , " & @CR)
EndFunc

Func AutoIT3()
    ; Natural
    If Not WinActive("Untitled - Notepad") Then _
    WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")
    Send("AutoIT scripts can easily be converted to standalone applications{ENTER}")
    ;FileWrite("debuglogging.csv", ",AutoIT3 selected " & "counter = ," & $i & @CR)
    FileWrite("C:\DurationLog\NotepadTest\debuglogging.csv", @YEAR & @MON & @MDAY & "_" & @HOUR & @MIN & @SEC & " counter = " & $i & ", AutoIT3 selected , " & @CR)
EndFunc

Func AutoIT4()
    ; Natural
    If Not WinActive("Untitled - Notepad") Then _
    WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")
    Send("AutoIT is freeware and may be freely installed on any PC or system{ENTER}")
    ;FileWrite("debuglogging.csv", ",AutoIT4 selected " & "counter = ," & $i & @CR)
    FileWrite("C:\DurationLog\NotepadTest\debuglogging.csv", @YEAR & @MON & @MDAY & "_" & @HOUR & @MIN & @SEC & " counter = " & $i & ", AutoIT4 selected , " & @CR)
EndFunc

Func AutoIT5()
    ; Natural
    If Not WinActive("Untitled - Notepad") Then _
    WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")
    Send("AutoIT seems to be very useful to build duration tests for NanoExerciser{ENTER}")
    ;FileWrite("debuglogging.csv", ",AutoIT5 selected " & "counter = ," & $i & @CR)
    FileWrite("C:\DurationLog\NotepadTest\debuglogging.csv", @YEAR & @MON & @MDAY & "_" & @HOUR & @MIN & @SEC & " counter = " & $i & ", AutoIT5 selected , " & @CR)
EndFunc

Func AutoIT6()
    ; Natural
    If Not WinActive("Untitled - Notepad") Then _
    WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")
    Send("AutoIT has a 'Window Info' tool for controlling GUI applications{ENTER}")
    ;FileWrite("debuglogging.csv", ",AutoIT6 selected " & "counter = ," & $i & @CR)
    FileWrite("C:\DurationLog\NotepadTest\debuglogging.csv", @YEAR & @MON & @MDAY & "_" & @HOUR & @MIN & @SEC & " counter = " & $i & ", AutoIT6 selected , " & @CR)
EndFunc

Func AutoIT7()
    ; Natural
    If Not WinActive("Untitled - Notepad") Then _
    WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")
    Send("More information can be found on the web: http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/{ENTER}")
    $Delay = (2000)
    ;FileWrite("debuglogging.csv", ",AutoIT7 selected" & "counter = ," & $i & @CR)
    FileWrite("C:\DurationLog\NotepadTest\debuglogging.csv", @YEAR & @MON & @MDAY & "_" & @HOUR & @MIN & @SEC & " counter = " & $i & ", AutoIT7 selected , " & @CR)
EndFunc

Func AutoIT8()
    ;Finish
    If Not WinActive("Untitled - Notepad") Then _
    WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")
    $answer = MsgBox(0, "Thanks for your attention", "More information can be found on the web: http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/")
    If $answer = 1 Then ; OK is clicked
        WinClose("Untitled - Notepad")
        Send("!n")
        Exit
        EndIf
EndFunc

[JohnOne]

"Fails" is not enough information/

[FredMellink]

Unfortunately I was not able to upload a screenshot. But the AutoIT Error dialog tells:

Line 9 (File "C:SnapsAutoITfrednotepad_exercise20130826.au3"):

EndIf MsgBox(0, 'Command Line Info', There are ' & $CmdLine[0] & 'arguments passed')

EndIf ^ ERROR

Error: Illegal text at the end of statement (one statement per line).

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Thanks for helping me!!

[FredMellink]

Got it working. There was error in your code. I must be:

If $CmdLine[0] = 0 Then
Exit MsgBox(0, 'Command Line Info', 'No arguments passed')
Else
MsgBox(0, 'Command Line Info', 'There are ' & $CmdLine[0] & ' arguments passed')
MsgBox(0, 'Command Line Info', 'The first argument is ' & $CmdLine[1])
EndIf

[FireFox]

As a beginner, you should use the SciTE editor and run au3check.

It will show you the syntax errors.

Think a little and find out why EndIf MsgBox... is incorrect.

Br, FireFox.

[FredMellink]

However I added "C:fredtesttestlog.txt" as parameter but the logfile is not writen. So still things to dig into.

[TheSaint]

You might also want to check out the UDF (User Defined Functions) section of the Help file, as it has a _FileWriteLog function, that includes time and date, plus any text you provide.

That frees you from the need of using FileOpen and FileClose.

Edited August 26, 2013 by TheSaint

[JohnOne]

Pretty sure you need a backslash. c:

[FredMellink]

Final question for finalizing this issue:

When I use "pathlogfile" as one parameter how can I create the path and logfile to append logdata too. I also tried two paramters: "path" and "logfile"

E.g. $logFile = FileOpen(($CmdLine[1] & $CmdLine[2]),1) doesn't work. Thanks for your help.

[JohnOne]

Show all relevant exact code in tags.

[FredMellink]

I tried:

If $CmdLine[0] = 0 Then
Exit MsgBox(0, 'Command Line Info', 'No arguments passed')
Else
MsgBox(0, 'Command Line Info', 'There are ' & $CmdLine[0] & ' arguments passed')
MsgBox(0, 'Command Line Info', 'The first argument is ' & $CmdLine[1])
MsgBox(0, 'Command Line Info', 'The second argument is ' & $CmdLine[2])
DirCreate($CmdLine[1])
$logFile = _FileCreate($CmdLine[1] & $CmdLine[2])
MsgBox(0, "Check logfile creation", 'The logfile is: ' & $logFile)
_FileWriteLog($logFile, "version20130826")
EndIf

to test the paramertrizing but the output is $logfile = 1

[FredMellink]

But the main problem is that _FileCreate() needs $filepath as input, but DirCreate the path only.

Nice puzzle for beginners like me.

[JohnOne]

What is string you are passing to exe?

eg: c:myexe.exe c:pathtofolder file.ext"