Write into Data Source

I have a data driven test that checks whether a specific condition is met. I'd like to write a message into each corresponding row based on a condition.

Solution

This is possible with a coded solution. Here's an example:

Let's automate checkdomain.com to check whether the domains listed in an Excel file are still available. We'll write Registered or Available into the first column of the Excel file for each domain name.

Before Test Run

After Test Run

The test needs to navigate to checkdomain.com, enter the domain for the respective iteration and click on Submit. Add a coded step and insert the below code:

string dataSourcePath = this.ExecutionContext.DeploymentDirectory + @"\Data\domainResults.xlsx"; 
string myPath = "C:\domainResults.xlsx"; 
 
if (!System.IO.File.Exists(myPath)) 
{ 
    System.IO.File.Copy(dataSourcePath, myPath); 
} 
 
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Application excelApp = new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Application(); 
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Workbook workbook = excelApp.Workbooks.Open(myPath); 
 
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000); 
ActiveBrowser.RefreshDomTree(); 
 
if (ActiveBrowser.ContainsText("already been registered")) 
{ 
    excelApp.Cells[Data.IterationIndex + 2 , 1] = "Registered"; 
} 
if (ActiveBrowser.ContainsText("is still available")) 
{ 
    excelApp.Cells[Data.IterationIndex + 2 , 1] = "Available"; 
} 
 
excelApp.Visible = true; 
excelApp.ActiveWorkbook.Save(); 
 
workbook.Close(false, Type.Missing, Type.Missing); 
excelApp.Workbooks.Close(); 
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(workbook); 
 
excelApp.Quit(); 
GC.Collect(); 
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(excelApp); 

Dim dataSourcePath As String = Me.ExecutionContext.DeploymentDirectory + "\Data\domainResults.xlsx" 
Dim myPath As String = "C:\domainResults.xlsx" 
 
If Not System.IO.File.Exists(myPath) Then 
    System.IO.File.Copy(dataSourcePath, myPath) 
End If 
 
Dim excelApp As New Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Application() 
Dim workbook As Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Workbook = excelApp.Workbooks.Open(myPath) 
 
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000) 
ActiveBrowser.RefreshDomTree() 
 
If ActiveBrowser.ContainsText("already been registered") Then 
    excelApp.Cells(Data.IterationIndex + 2, 1) = "Registered" 
End If 
If ActiveBrowser.ContainsText("is still available") Then 
    excelApp.Cells(Data.IterationIndex + 2, 1) = "Available" 
End If 
 
excelApp.Visible = True 
excelApp.ActiveWorkbook.Save() 
 
workbook.Close(False, Type.Missing, Type.Missing) 
excelApp.Workbooks.Close() 
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(workbook) 
 
excelApp.Quit() 
GC.Collect() 
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(excelApp) 

Note: Add an Assembly Reference to Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.