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Launching preferences

General launching preferences

General preferences used when launching Robot tests can be found at Window -> Preferences -> Robot Framework -> Launching preference page. Following settings can be changed:

• Pass Robot arguments using arguments file - when enabled RED will put all the Robot arguments inside arguments file (temporary file) and call Robot using --argumentfile argument; when disabled all the Robot arguments are passed directly in command line call.
• Pass selected suite as data source - when enabled RED will use path to suite during single suite execution (Robot __init__ files from outside that data source will not be run); when disabled path to project is used as data source, even for single suite run.
• Pass Robot execution command line as single argument - when tests are launched using custom executable file the actual command line call is either passed as a single argument (when preference is enabled) or simply as a sequence of arguments (when disabled).
• Limit Message Log output - when enabled RED will apply provided characters limit in Message Log view.

Default launch configurations

All arguments which are set at Window -> Preferences -> Robot Framework -> Launching -> Default Launch Configurations preference page will be used by RED when new launch configuration is automatically created. This may happen for example when launching suites from Project Explorer and there is no launch configuration matching selected suites (read launching paragraph to see when RED automatically creates launch configurations).

Note

Additional arguments and executable file path preferences accept Eclipse string variables.

Default behavior of Run/Debug actions

Run and Debug actions, depending on preferences, can use previously used or created launch configuration or create a new one. Standard behavior can be changed at Window -> Preferences -> Run/Debug -> Launching under Launch Operation.