Ranorex exe not accepting parameters from command line

[kewpiedoll99]

I have a project with two params which I have defined in Global Parameters and bound to modules in the test case. When I look at Global Parameters for the project, it says they are "[Unbound]" in the Module Variable column, but in the Data Binding for the test case it shows them bound. (Screen shots attached.) I have tried passing the parameters when trying to run the exe from the command line, as well as when running in debug mode using values entered in the Start Options from the Debug pane of the project parameters.

In either case the parameters are simply not being found by the project while running.

i am calling it from the cmd line thus:

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$ src/main/resources/downloadAndInstall.exe /pa:downloadUrl="<URL here>" /pa:hostEntriesText="127.0.0.1 localhost"

output includes this line:

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[2015/05/28 14:00:54.223][Info   ][Data]: Current variable values:
$hostEntriesText = ''

As you can see it doesn't even report the other variable that I'm passing.

I also tried it without the quotes around params but that didn't help. Also, my second parameter actually has multiple lines so I'm not sure how to ensure I pass it correctly. However, I tried it with a single line for that param to eliminate it as a source of the bug. No joy. I'm pretty frustrated.

I'll attach a zip of my project so you can see what I've got going on. Soonest help would be most highly appreciated as I have been struggling with this for a few days now. Thanks!

PS This form will not allow me to include a URL in my post as it's a new account, so where it says <URL here> that's why

[odklizec]

Hi,

The whole problem is caused by wrong (and probably forgotten) command line arguments in project options...

DebugArguments.png

The arguments should be /pa: and not \pa:
Hope this helps?

[kewpiedoll99]

Thanks. I'm not even sure why I would have been using backslash inside Ranorex... Good catch.

Do you know why it wouldn't work from the command line? You can see from the code samples that I'm using (regular) slashes there.

[odklizec]

Hi,

It should work from command line? But I think the problem is that you forgot the command line argument in start options? Once removed, your project should start OK from command line. Just remove debug arguments from Project Options, recompile your solution and try to start it from command line with correct parameters.