CODEWITHSUNDEEP
visual-studio-2012
Ciaran Gallagher
Ciaran Gallagher

Reputation: 4020

vstest.console.exe fails to start tests

I've been trying to use the new 'vstest.console.exe' that comes with VS2010 (in my case I'm using the version that comes with the Visual Studio 2012 test agent software).

However, when I specify to launch tests, like this:

vstest.console.exe "MyTest.orderedtest"

I get the message returned "Starting test execution, please wait", then the task finishes - but my UI tests don't start. And I don't know if there are any results saved anywhere, if there even are any.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2264

Answers (3)

user3522382
user3522382

Reputation: 1

For running any ordered test using vstest.console following command can be used.

e.g. if you want to execute mytest.orderedtest then run following command

vstest.console mytest.orderedtest /Logger:trx

Run from the folder where the ordered test is present.

Upvotes: 0

user2888875
user2888875

Reputation: 26

Vstest.console.exe doesn’t create the TRX file by default. Results would be sent only to console. If TRX is needed, user has to enable it explicitly by specifying /logger:trx

EX- Vstest.console.exe abc.dll /logger:trx

Upvotes: 1

Ciaran Gallagher
Ciaran Gallagher

Reputation: 4020

Tests weren't starting because my test DLL's (Coded UI tests) were referencing VS2010 DLL's.

vstest.console.exe doesn't appear to give any output to explain why the tests didn't start, and there is also no indication of where result logs are saved. The command-line options documentation doesn't help here too.

Upvotes: 2

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