How to automate installing process of an desktop application using Katalon?

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Hi I need to automate the installation process of my desktop application can this be achieved using Katalon studio?

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Hi there,
I’m in the same situation, anyone else has made it works?
for e.g: I’m trying to automate the teamview desktop installing process.

Windows.startApplication(‘C:\Users\username\Downloads\TeamViewer_Setup_x64.exe’)

I got this error message:

=============== ROOT CAUSE =====================
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException

For trouble shooting, please visit: https://docs.katalon.com/katalon-studio/docs/troubleshooting.html

07-02-2021 03:58:25 PM Test Cases/install_Teamview

Elapsed time: 30.351s

Test Cases/install_Teamview FAILED.
Reason:
com.kms.katalon.core.exception.StepFailedException: Unable to create a new remote session. Please check the server log for more details. Original error: Failed to locate opened application window with appId: C:\Users\username\Downloads\TeamViewer_Setup_x64.exe, and processId: 22344 (WARNING: The server did not provide any stacktrace information)
Command duration or timeout: 27.17 seconds
Build info: version: ‘3.141.59’, revision: ‘e82be7d358’, time: ‘2018-11-14T08:25:53’

Note: winAppDrive running already.
Thanks!

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No. This is not the way.

Rather you need this.

https://docs.katalon.com/katalon-studio/docs/execute-windows-commands.html

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Yay! it works
but it got a null pointer on the next step, seem it relates to the windows driver? (starting the exe file by this way, can it start window driver also?)

=============== ROOT CAUSE =====================
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException

For trouble shooting, please visit: https://docs.katalon.com/katalon-studio/docs/troubleshooting.html

07-02-2021 06:19:10 PM Test Cases/install

Elapsed time: 21.792s

Test Cases/install FAILED.
Reason:
com.kms.katalon.core.exception.StepFailedException: (Root cause: java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.kms.katalon.core.windows.driver.WindowsDriverFactory.getWindowsDriver(WindowsDriverFactory.java:62)
at com.kms.katalon.core.windows.driver.WindowsDriverFactory$getWindowsDriver.call(Unknown Source)
at com.kms.katalon.core.windows.keyword.builtin.ClickKeyword$_click_closure1.doCall(ClickKeyword.groovy:38)
at com.kms.katalon.core.windows.keyword.builtin.ClickKeyword$_click_closure1.doCall(ClickKeyword.groovy)

do you know how to overcome it, thanks!

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I do not understand what you are saying.

Please have a look at the following guidance.

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oh, sorry I may need to give more detail
script like this

Runtime.runtime.exec(‘C:\Users\username\Documents\katalon\draft\Data Files\builds\TeamViewer_Setup_x64.exe’)

Windows.delay(20)

Windows.click(findWindowsObject(‘instalDialog/defaultCheckbox’))

At the time Katalon kicks to start the exe file running, we have a GUI, then I need to tick on the “default installation” by command

Windows.click(findWindowsObject(‘instalDialog/defaultCheckbox’))

But at this step, error thrown as my previous response, something relates to the “getWindowsDriver”, I can see from the log…

Something like the windowsDriver is null

PS: Thank you for the guide by the link, I just read :stuck_out_tongue:

Thanks!

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Perhaps

is null.

Why?

Perhaps you do not have the test object named ‘instalDialog/defaultCheckbox’.

I doubt the spell ‘instal’.

Might be ‘install’ ?

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Just my typo, but that test object exists, and it’s set ok
I just worry about the way we start the exe file

Runtime.runtime.exec(‘C:\Users\username\Documents\katalon\draft\Data Files\builds\TeamViewer_Setup_x64.exe’)
It doesn’t start window driver like the normal way :thinking:

and I can see from the error thrown, it relates to the windowsDriver is null

do you think so?

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Please understand that I have no idea what you want to achieve.

I do not understand this.

By its name, I guesed that “TeamViewer_Setup_x64.exe” is an installer of some software called “TeamViewer”. I don’t know it at all.

And you say

“it does’t start window driver”.

I am confused. Usually an installer does nothing other than installing the target software. I guess that the installer program for TeamViewer WILL NOT start the “window driver” at all.

But you seem to expect it should. Are you sure?

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yes, yeah!
It is the title of this topic :stuck_out_tongue:
is it possible to start windowsDriver along with the exe file?, haha
thank you!

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Are you asking me still? I don’t know.

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yay, thank you,
I think Katalon guys missing this scenario or we’re on the incorrect approach, haha, thanks!