Batch Mode Syntax

TESTSMITH [-DIR PATHNAME] -BATCH SCRIPT1 [SCRIPT2 ...] [-ERRJOIN SUM|OR]


Command Line Switches and Parameters 

The TestSmith Window will not show when running in batch mode.
TestSmith will exit when all the specified scripts have completed. An error code will be returned to the caller, as follows:
  • 0    = no error
  • -1   = failed to run any scripts
  • 1    = basic ERR
  • >1  = user defined ERR (see the errlevel parameter)
Command line errors are logged to cmd_error.log in the TestSmith /Reports directory.

Switch         Parameters Description
-BATCH 
/BATCH  		SCRIPT1 [SCRIPT2 ...]  
One or more script names. The specified scripts will be run in parallel.
  • If the scripts do not have a full pathname the TestSmith default /Scripts directory will be assumed, unless the -DIR switch preceded the -BATCH switch, in which case the specified path will be used for each script.
  • The .smith extension will be assumed if not explicitly stated.
  • If no scripts are specified, or none of the specified scripts can be found, TestSmith will exit with a -1 code.
-DIR 
/DIR  		PATHNAME
A full drive:/pathname, with or without the final "\" character.

-ERRJOIN 
/ERRJOIN  		SUM | OR
Specify that final error codes from each executed script (if issued) are to be 'joined' to produce a final error code that is returned to the calling process when TestSmith exits.
This parameter is only useful if multiple scripts are specified. If it is not used, the return code from the last script to complete will be used as the return code of the application.
The constant values SUM or OR are acceptable. All other values will be ignored.
SUM will add all error codes together to produce the final error code.
OR will use the bitwise logical OR operation to join the results. It is the script creator's responsibility to ensure that all return codes are ^2 values (0, 1, 2, 4, 8, etc.).
See Error Code Parameters for information on how to set error levels.