RCA.Activities.Common.OpenApplication
Description
The Open Application activity allows you to open an application and execute multiple activities within it.
(* is mandatory)
In the body of activity
- Indicate window on screen- Allows you to automatically open an application by selecting its window.
- Do - The activities you want to execute within the application.
Properties
Common
- Continue On Error (Boolean) - A Boolean variable has two possible values: True or False
- True : allows the rest of the process to continue the execution even an error occurs within the activity.
- False : blocks the process from continuing the execution. - TimeoutMS (Int32) - The maximum amount of time (in milliseconds) to wait for the activity to complete before an error is thrown. If the timeout expires, the activity will be terminated. Default value: 30000 (milliseconds).
E.g: 30000
Input
- Arguments (String)* - The parameters that can be passed to the application at startup. You can use this property to open a specific file with the application you want to open. Only one of two fields [File Name] or [Arguments] must be specified.
E.g: C:\Users\currentuser\Documents\Sample.xlsx - File Name (String)* - The full file path of the application. This must be quoted. Only one of two fields [File Name] or [Arguments] must be specified.
E.g: name.docx - Selector (String) - String of characters that identifies the location of the window.
Misc
- Public (Checkbox) - Check if you want to public the activity. Remember to consider data security requirement before using this property.
- Display Name (String) - The name of this activity. You can edit the name of the activity to organize and structure your code better.
E.g: [3424325] Open Window
Options
- Working Directory (String)- The path to the working directory and must be quoted.
E.g: C:\Users\Admin..
Output
- Application Window (WindowApp)* - Output of the activity with type = ‘WindowApp’. Output variable can be used in another Attach Window or Use Window property of other Common Window Activities. Not allow whitespace in the output’s name.