Generic Test can't be setup to run third party app in directory with space in it (C:\Program Files)

Question

 

I have read multiple postings and walk-throughs on creating and running generic tests, such as the following but am still stuck:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms182626.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms404706(v=VS.100).aspx

All the examples I find are regards to “perfect world” scenarios where the application being called exists in a folder path without spaces and not passing a series of parameters that might also include spaces.

This is what I want to call in a generic test, a SoapUI test suite that I would like to execute as part of a generic test: 

"C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartBear\soapUI-4.0.1\bin\testrunner.bat" -ehttps://qa.services.testsite.com/TestService.svc/basic -r -a -j   -fC:\Users\Public\Documents\QA\Reporting\Services -g C:\Services\XML\ServiceTestQA_edit-soapui-project.xml -s"BasicHTTP _TestService Test Set Codes"

Please do not recommend calling Microsoft services directly since we already have a significant test bed built out in SoapUI I am not ready to rebuild and according to the instructions this should be possible with generic tests:

 I have tried a couple variations on these examples below with no luck:

Attempt A:

Program:

C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartBear\soapUI-4.0.1\bin\testrunner.bat

Command-line arguments:

-ehttps://qa.services.testsite.com/TestService.svc/basic -r -a -j   -fC:\Users\Public\Documents\QA\Reporting\Services -g C:\Services\XML\ServiceTestQA_edit-soapui-project.xml -s"BasicHTTP _TestService Test Set Codes"

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This is what I get for the results whether I specify a working directory or not:

'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

If I use the same command enclosed in double quotes such as this:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartBear\soapUI-4.0.1\bin\testrunner.bat"

I get this as my results:

The specified program '"C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartBear\soapUI-4.0.1\bin\testrunner.bat"' is invalid: Illegal characters in path.

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Attempt B:

Program:

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe

Command-line arguments:

/c "Start /wait C:\Program Files (x86)\SmartBear\soapUI-4.0.1\bin\testrunner.bat" -ehttps://qa.services.testsite.com/TestService.svc/basic -r -a -j   -fC:\Users\Public\Documents\QA\Reporting\Services -g C:\Services\XML\ServiceTestQA_edit-soapui-project.xml -s"BasicHTTP _TestService Test Set Codes"

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Here I get the following error as well:

'C:\Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

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All I do know is I am upset with whoever decided to change windows default program directory from “C:\Programs” to “C:\Program Files” with a space in it to make command line calls such as this a  big pain to get setup right.

Any help in getting this command in a generic test straightened out would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Hello Tim,

I am sorry that, yes, I can reproduce your issue on my machine. Once I have one or many white spaces in the path, I can't run the generic test successfully. I think you can consider one feedback on the Microsoft Connect site here:

https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/CreateFeedback.aspx

In addition, one trick you may consider using is that you can copy the testrunner.bat into another path which does not have white spaces in it. And then re-specify the path in your generic test.

Thanks.

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Vicky Song [MSFT]
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