Validation - Comparing Two Output Files

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Validation - Comparing Two Output Files

Post by jeffs » Wed May 05, 2010 11:25 pm

I looked in the help, and did not see anything regarding file comparison for validation. Is this available in Ranorex, and if so, how to end a recorded test with a validation that compares two files?

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Re: Validation - Comparing Two Output Files

Post by Support Team » Thu May 06, 2010 9:09 am

Hi!

Out of the box we have no file comparison method. But Ranorex provides you the whole Framework functionality of .Net, so you are able to code your own methods/classes and functions.
Please take a look on following article http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb%3 ... 8&x=19&y=9
This is a step by step tutorial how to create your own file comparison function.
To use this method in a Ranorex Recording, just add a User Code item to your Recording and add a Validation like:
Validate.AreEqual(YourClass.FileCompare("File1.txt","File2.txt"),true,"File comparison",true);
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Re: Validation - Comparing Two Output Files

Post by jeffs » Fri May 07, 2010 1:26 am

Thanks. That worked out very well. I didn't realize that you can create C# classes and call them from within the testing script. Very nice.

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Re: Validation - Comparing Two Output Files

Post by Support Team » Fri May 07, 2010 8:30 am

jeffs wrote:I didn't realize that you can create C# classes and call them from within the testing script.
That's because actually the so-called testing "script" is pure C# code. Ranorex is a .NET library and all of your test "scripts" are .NET assemblies as well, consequently, you can use all of the features of the .NET Framework inside your testing code.

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