>
> Thanks for the help, i tried to pass the 4 arguments (argA,
> argB,argC,argD) with values and got lots of error :
> it is showing error while parsing "argC" and <command> execution .
>
Script :
>
>
> <function-list-args>
>
>
> <function-required-arg name="argA"/>
>
>
> <function-required-arg name="argB"/>
>
> <function-required-arg name="argC"/>
>
> <function-required-arg name="argD"/>
>
>
> </function-list-args>
>
>
> <sequence>
>
>
> <process>
>
> <location>'local'</location>
>
> <command mode="'shell'">'C:\test\Run.exe -AutoRun -Log=%s -Overwrite=false
> -Command=SendFiles -RemoteAddr=%s -
>
> RemoteName=%s -Timeout=0sec -LocalFiles=%s -CustomTest=false
> -PassExit=false -FileOnPass=false -FailExit=false -
>
> FileOnFail=false -AutoRunExit'' % (argA, argB,argC,argD)</command>
>
>
>
> </process>
>
>
> <log message="1">'Process RC: %s, STAFResult: %s, STAXResult: %s' % (RC,
> STAFResult, STAXResult)</log>
>
>
> </sequence>
>
> </function>
>
> <defaultcall function="main"/>
>
>
>
> <script>
>
> argA = 'C:\testa\abc_abc.txt'
>
> argB = '0A5CAB09999C123D'
>
> argC = 'ABCD123'
>
> argD = 'C:\test2\T_Log.txt'
>
> </script>
>
>
>
> <script>
>
> ImportMachine = 'local'
>
> ImportDirectory = 'C:\STAF\services\stax\samples\Test'
>
> ImportFile1 = '%s/CopyofTest.xml' % (ImportDirectory)
>
> </script>
>
>
> <function name="main">
>
> <sequence>
>
> <!--<import machine="ImportMachine" file="ImportFile1"/>
> -->
> <call function="'UIAutomation'">[argA, argB,argC,argD]</call>
>
> </sequence>
>
> </function>
>
> Is it possible to replace the arg with variables which will be read from a
> config file?
>
> Thanks ,
> -Prasant
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 9:36 PM, Sharon Lucas <luc...@us.ibm.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes you can pass arguments to STAX functions. It wasn't clear to me if
>> you were asking how to do this when calling a function within a STAX job or
>> if you were asking how to do pass arguments to a STAX job's starting
>> function when submitting it for execution via a STAX EXECUTE request.
>>
>> You can pass arguments to a STAX job's starting function via the ARGS
>> option on a STAX EXECUTE request. Or, you can use the SCRIPT or SCRIPTFILE
>> option on a STAX EXECUTE request to use Python code to set variables that
>> can be accessed by your STAX job. For more information on the options you
>> can specify when submitting a STAX job via a STAX EXECUTE request see the
>> STAX User's Guide at
>> http://staf.sourceforge.net/current/STAX/staxug.html#Header_Execute.
>>
>> Or, if you are reading from your.config file within the STAX job then you
>> could pass the variable values you obtain to any function when calling the
>> function.
>>
>> See section "call: Call a Function"
>> <http://staf.sourceforge.net/current/STAX/staxug.html#ToC_Call>within the
>> STAX User's Guide for more information on calling a function with arguments
>> (via a list, map, single arg, etc) at
>> http://staf.sourceforge.net/current/STAX/staxug.html#Header_Call.
>>
>> So, say you had a STAX function like the following that requires values to
>> be passed for argA and argB as a list.
>>
>> <function name="startProcess">
>>
>> <function-list-args>
>> <function-required-arg name="argA"/>
>> <function-required-arg name="argB"/>
>> <function-optional-arg name="argD" value="'xyz'"/>
>> </function-list-args>
>>
>> <sequence>
>>
>> <process>
>> <location>'local'</location>
>> <command mode="'shell'">'Run.exe -A=%s -B=%s -C -D=%s -E' % (argA,
>> argB, argD')</command>
>> </process>
>>
>> <log message="1">'Process RC: %s, STAFResult: %s, STAXResult: %s' %
>> (RC, STAFResult, STAXResult)</log>
>>
>> </sequence>
>> </function>
>>
>> Within the STAX job you could call it as follows:
>>
>> <script>
>> argA = 'abc'
>> argB = 'bcd'
>> </script>
>>
>> <call function="'startProcess'">[argA, argB]</call>
>>
>> Or, if this was the starting function for the STAX job you could pass
>> values for argA and argB when submitting the STAX job. For example:
>>
>> STAF staxMachine STAX EXECUTE FILE /stax/job1.xml FUNCTION "startProcess"
>> ARGS "['abc', 'bcd']"
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------
>> Sharon Lucas
>> IBM Austin, luc...@us.ibm.com
>> (512) 286-7313 or Tieline 363-7313
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Prasant Biswal <prasantkubis...@gmail.com>
>> To: staf-users@lists.sourceforge.net
>> Date: 08/04/2011 09:18 AM
>> Subject: [staf-users] How to call function with different
>> arguments
>> ------------------------------
>>
>>
>>
>> Dear Stafusers
>>
>> Can you please help with below problems:
>> 1.Can it possible to run an exe with multiple variable (some variables
>> will not change and some i need to read from a config file )
>> For example :Suppose i need to run the Run.exe using a multiple arguments:
>>
>> Run.exe -A=abc -B=bcd -C -D=xyz -E
>>
>> In this -C , -E will be kept constant (no changes) and -A and -B will be
>> read from config file and pass during calling the function.
>>
>> Please let me know if it is possible using STAX.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Prasant
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