RunProcess Step In-Place Editing

A RunProcess statement runs an external command, such as .exe or a script file.

To edit a RunProcess test step:

  1. Select the step in the Test Steps table.
  2. Edit the step parameters as follows:
    • Session: This column displays no session at all.
    • Return Variable: This column displays the return variable name.
    • A new variable is specified by clicking into the column and editing in-place. Alternatively, click the button displaying a drop-down pane, then click the button to select an existing variable.

    • Command String: This column displays the name of the called program or external command and a space separated list of arguments.
    • Click into the column and edit in-place the command name and the argument value.

      Alternatively, click the button displaying a drop-down pane that provides acces to the following additional parameters:

      • Run in background: If selected, a new thread is spawned and the command is run in the background.
      • Kill process on timeout: If selected, the process is killed unconditionally when the step timeput expires.
      • Working directory: A directory in which the external command is started. If the external command generates any output files, this is the directory these files are stored in.

Example:

RunProcess C:\WINDOWS\system32\arp.exe -a
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