Command-line Test Execution | Professional Visual Studio 2005 Team System (Programmer to Programmer)

To execute a web or load test from the command line, first launch a Visual Studio 2005 command prompt. From the Start menu, select Programs image from book Visual Studio Tools $></span></span> Visual Studio 2005 Command Prompt. This version of the command prompt sets environment variables that are useful for accessing Visual Studio utilities.</p> <p>The <tt>MSTest.exe</tt> utility is found under the <tt>\Command7\IDE</tt> directory of your Visual Studio installation directory but will be available from any directory when using the Visual Studio command prompt.</p> <p> <h3> Executing tests</h3> <p>From the directory that contains your tests, use the MSTest program to launch the test as follows:</p> <pre> MSTest /testcontainer:<Name=.<extension= </pre> <p>The target can be a web test, a load test, or an assembly that contains tests such as unit tests. For example, to execute a load test named LoadTest1, enter the following command:</p> <pre> MSTest /testcontainer:LoadTest1.loadtest</pre> <p>This will execute the specified test(s) and display details, such as pass/fail, which run configuration was used, and where the result were stored.</p> </p> <p> <h3> Executing test lists</h3> <p>You can also run tests that are grouped into a test list. See Chapter 13 for a full description of Test Manager and test lists. First, specify the <tt>/testmetadata:<filename=</tt> option to load the metadata file containing the test list definitions. Then, select the test list to execute with the <tt>/testlist:<listname=</tt> option.</p> </p> <p> <h3> Other test options</h3> <p> Remember that tests can have more than one run configuration. Specify a specific run configuration using the <tt>/runconfig:<filename=</tt> option.</p> <p>By default, results are stored in an XML-based file called a <i>TRX file.</i> The default form is MSTest. MMDDYYYY.HHMMSS.trx. To store the run results in an alternate file, use the <tt>/resultsfile:<filename=</tt> option.</p> <p>More options are available. To view them, run the following command:</p> <pre> MSTest /help </pre> </p> </p><div class=$