Tutorial - 16 : How to pass parameters from one script to another by CallScript Method

using IBM Rational Functional Tester - RFT

This article presents a simple method of using the different signatures of the callScript
method to pass data from one script to another using IBM RFT

The example uses two different Functional Tester scripts:

a) Script - 1: TheCaller, which calls another script and passes parameters

b) Script - 2: TheCalled, which receives the parameters and prints them to System.out

TheCaller script further uses three different versions of the callScript method:

Version - 1: Without additional parameters: This is the default usage of the callScript method,
which will execute the specified script.

callScript("TheCalled");

Version - 2: With additional string array parameter: An array of strings is used to pass string
parameters to the called script.

String[] dataToPass = new String[4];

...
callScript("TheCalled",dataToPass);

Version - 3: With additional object array parameter: An array of objects is used to pass different
object type parameters to the called script.

Object[] objdataToPass = new Object[4];

...
callScript("TheCalled",objdataToPass);

The TheCaller script sample had been recorded as under:

import resources TheCallerHelper;
import com.rational.test.ft.*;
import com.rational.test.ft.object.interfaces.*;
import com.rational.test.ft.object.interfaces.SAP.*;
import com.rational.test.ft.object.interfaces.siebel.*;
import com.rational.test.ft.script.*;
import com.rational.test.ft.value.*;
import com.rational.test.ft.vp.*;
/**
* Description : Functional Test Script
* @author Administrator
*/
public class TheCaller extends TheCallerHelper
{
/**
* Script Name : TheCaller
* Generated : Feb 10, 2008 7:24:08 PM
* Description : Functional Test Script
* Original Host : WinNT Version 5.1 Build 2600 (S)
*
* @since 2008/02/10
* @author Administrator
*/
public void testMain (Object[] args)
{
callScript("TheCalled");
String[] dataToPass = new String[4];
dataToPass[0] = "this";
dataToPass[1] = "is";
dataToPass[2] = "really";
dataToPass[3] = "cool";
callScript("TheCalled",dataToPass);
Object[] objdataToPass = new Object[4];
objdataToPass[0] = new String("Thought the previous was cool?");
objdataToPass[1] = "Take this one!";
objdataToPass[2] = new Float(0.02);
objdataToPass[3] = new Integer(4711);
callScript("TheCalled",objdataToPass);
}
}
The TheCalled script uses a simple loop to print the received parameters to System.out:
import resources.TheCalledHelper;
import com.rational.test.ft.*;
import com.rational.test.ft.object.interfaces.*;
import com.rational.test.ft.object.interfaces.SAP.*;
import com.rational.test.ft.object.interfaces.siebel.*;
import com.rational.test.ft.script.*;
import com.rational.test.ft.value.*;
import com.rational.test.ft.vp.*;
/**
* Description : Functional Tester Script
* @author Administrator
*/
public class TheCalled extends TheCalledHelper
{
/**
* Script Name : TheCalled
* Generated : Feb 10, 2008 7:24:08 PM
* Description : Functional Test Script
* Original Host : WinNT Version 5.1 Build 2600 (S)
*
* @since 2008/02/10
* @author Administrator
*/
public void testMain (Object[] args)
{
if (args.length < 1)
{
System.out.println( "Expected at least 1 arg, however we got:
"+args.length);
return;
}
else
{
System.out.println( "Got: "+args.length+" args");
}
for (int i = 0; i < args.length; ++i)
{
System.out.println( " arg["+i+"] = "+args[i]);
}
}
}

Tutorial by :
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