[OpenSTA-users] empty strings passed as parameters cause all parameters to be ignored.

[Stephen K. <Ste...@on...>]

Hello all,

With the Modeler that ships with OpenSTA 1.4.3.20, if you pass an empty
string, i.e. "" as a parameter to a subroutine, all parameters are ignored.

There is an example script below.
The first time CHECKRESPONSE is called with all 3 parameters populated, it
works fine.  The second time CHECKRESPONSE is called with the first
parameter set to "", it ignores all the parameters and uses the parameters
passed the first time.

This seems like a bug to me (and has given us quite a headache), has anyone
else seen this?  Should I raise a bug on sourceforge?

Thanks,
Steve


============  EXAMPLE SCRIPT ==================
!Browser:IE5
!Date : 14/08/2007
Environment
      Description ""
      Mode        HTTP
      Wait        UNIT MILLISECONDS

Definitions
      ! Standard Defines
      Include                 "RESPONSE_CODES.INC"
      Include                 "GLOBAL_VARIABLES.INC"
      Include                 "PHASE8_FUNCTION_VARIABLES.INC"

      CHARACTER*512     USER_AGENT
      Integer                 USE_PAGE_TIMERS
      CHARACTER*256     MESSAGE

      CHARACTER*256     p1
      CHARACTER*256     p2
      CHARACTER*256     p3

      Timer             T_QQQQ

      CONSTANT    DEFAULT_HEADERS = ""

Code
      !Read in the default browser user agent field
      Entry[USER_AGENT,USE_PAGE_TIMERS]

      Start Timer T_QQQQ

      CALL CHECKRESPONSE["1param1","1param2","1param3"]

      CALL CHECKRESPONSE["","2param2","2param3"]

      SYNCHRONIZE REQUESTS

      End Timer T_QQQQ

      SUBROUTINE CHECKRESPONSE[p1,p2,p3]
            Log "Parameter 1:", p1
            Log "Parameter 2:", p2
            Log "Parameter 3:", p3
      END SUBROUTINE

Exit

ERR_LABEL:

      If (MESSAGE <> "") Then
            Report MESSAGE
      Endif

Exit



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