Making a URL a variable across numerous scripts

Question

I understand using a databank value to replace a URL in a script. I would like to add a twist to that and have a variable URL value that can be in a single location and used across numerous scripts.
The objective is to be able to set up a series of scripts (30+) for regression testing that can be run in the environment (URL) denoted in a single location without having to edit each script.

Answer 1

one solution is to add a small pice of VBA code into your scripts that reads a file from a specific location (lets say c:\empirix\config\myConfig.txt)
this file could then contain the URL you would like to use for your test runs.
-- code example of accessing a config file --
(add this code in the script open, script play or on the before play on the first page)
Dim m_util As EmpirixUtilities.FileIO
Set m_util = New EmpirixUtilities.FileIO
Dim resultb As Boolean
Dim statusStr As String
Dim MyURL As String
'Get all content of the file (note that the file MUST exist)
resultb = m_util.ReadFile("c:\empirix\config\myConfig.txt", 0, statusStr,_
MyURL)
Call RSWApp.WriteToLog(CStr(resultb), statusStr, _
MyURL)
Set m_util = Nothing
-- end of file IO example --
then you should force the eTester script to use your new URL from the config...
one way is to use the changenavigation...
example (should be placed in the before play of page 1)
Call RSWApp.ChangeNavigation("", MyURL, "", "", False)
in this way all your scripts will use this config file...so you only have to change it in this file...hope this helps...
/m