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How can I launch an application on the SUT?

It isn’t possible to launch an application on the system under test (SUT) using a single command.

However, it’s relatively easy to create a handler that can be run to perform this task whenever you need to. Examples of how to do this on both Windows and Mac are below.

Windows​

To launch an application on a Windows SUT:

on OpenApp appToLaunch
  TypeText WindowsKey,"r" -- open the Run panel
  Wait 2
  TypeText appToLaunch, return -- enter the name of the app to run and press return
end OpenApp

Mac​

To launch an application on a Mac SUT:

on OpenApp appToLaunch
  typeText F11 -- expose the desktop
  Click (100,100) -- click anywhere to give the desktop (Finder) focus
  TypeText ShiftKey, CommandKey, "a" -- shortcut to open the Applications folder
  TypeText appToLaunch -- type the name of the app to select it
  TypeText CommandKey, OptionKey, "o" -- open the selected app and close the window
end OpenApp

Calling the Handler From Your Main Script​

Either of these would be called like this:

OpenApp "firefox"
note

If you wanted to call both handlers within the same script in order to access both Mac and Windows systems, you would need to give them different names, such as OpenAppWin and OpenAppMac. You can always use conditional statements to determine which is necessary at any time, and execute the correct code.

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