Troubleshooting
Problem
When you use the StartTimer StopTimer function in an IBM Rational Robot script in standalone mode, the log does not display the start time and stop time.
Symptom
You run the following or similar SQABasic code.
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Window SetContext, "WindowTag=WEBBrowser", ""
StartTimer "Step-1 HomePage"
HTMLLink Click, "HTMLText=" & URL, ""
Browser NewPage,"",""
StopTimer "Step-1 HomePage"
Cause
In standalone mode StartTimer and StopTimer does not work.
Resolving The Problem
WORKAROUND:
Use the Timer function. The following code sample renders the time between start and stop in the log, when you use the Timer function.
Window SetContext, "WindowTag=WEBBrowser", ""
T0 = Timer()
HTMLLink Click, "HTMLText=" & URL, ""
Browser NewPage,"",""
T1 = Timer()
SQALogMessage sqaNone, Cstr(T1-T0), "Time the page opens in sec"
Alternatively you can use the InternetExplorer object to open the URL.
Set ie = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
...
T0 = Timer()
ie.Navigate URL
T1 = Timer
SQALogMessage sqaNone, Cstr(T1-T0), "Time the page opens in sec"
Note:
The Timer function measures the time elapsed since midnight. Therefore, you get unexpected results when the code starts before midnight and completes after midnight. Also the StartTimer StopTimer function has this limitation.
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
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swg21639075