Question

I have a coded ui test that I want to start by using batch, its a .dll file.

The reason I’m calling it from a batch file is that the server has to be restarted before this test can be carried out.

Is it just a simple call test.dll or do I have to do other stuff?

Update Code Found

Playback.Initialize();
TestProject.CodedUITest1 coded = new TestProject.CodedUITest1();
coded.CodedUITestMethod1();
Playback.Cleanup();

Take from Here, Its missing two reference addings from the private assemblies:

1. Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Extension.Uia.dll
2. Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Extension.IE.dll

Hope this helps other people looking to do this

Answer 1

You can’t run a Dll file like you can an exe. A Dll contains code intended to be used by a program, it means one source of code can be used by many programs, which saves duplicating the code.

Usually the Dll will have documented functions you can call via a program, unless you built it yourself in which case you would know 🙂

Try and find the program that uses the Dll and call that, or find the docs for it and run the function from rundll32 as @PA. suggested.