nexial-core 3.5 (2020-12-01)

Release 3.5

2020-12-01

General

Fixes

• code fix to improve support on saving array to data variable.
• code fix to accurately skip over a repeat-until block that is embedded within a “skipped” section.
• code fix to accurately skip over section block that is embedded within a macro, which is called from another section.
• fix nexial log file location. Now its link in the corresponding execution output (xlsx) should be correct.

Improvements

System Variable

• nexial.version: expose the version information of currently-running Nexial.
• nexial.browser: Supports new browser type edgechrome for chromium based edge browser.

Expression

• [TEXT(...) => if-contain(test,match,notMatch)]: NEW operation to support the “if contains … then replace with … else with …” operation.
• [TEXT(...) => if-equal(test,match,notMatch)]: NEW operation to support the “if equal … then replace with … else with …” operation.
• [TEXT(...) => if-match(regex,match,notMatch)]: NEW operation to support the “if match regex … then replace with … else with …” operation.
• [TEXT(...) => repeat(count)]: NEW repeat current text by number of `times.
• [LIST(...) => index(item)]: support CONTAIN: and REGEX: prefixes for improved expressiveness.
• CSV(...) => replaceColumnRegex(searchFor,replaceWith,columnNameOrIndices): support search-and-replace empty and blank cells.
• LIST(...) => replace(searchFor,replaceWith): support search-and-replace empty and blank item.
• TEXT(...) => replace(searchFor,replaceWith): support search-and-replace empty and blank text.

pdf commands

• savePageCount(pdf,var): NEW command to extract the page count for a given pdf file.
• split(pdf,saveTo): NEW command to split a given pdf file into single page PDF files.
• ocr(pdf,saveTo): NEW command to perform OCR on a PDF file. Internally invokes the image » ocr(image,saveVar) command.

image commands

• ocr(image,saveVar): supports PDF file.

mail commands

• compose(var,config,value): support externalized file/template for mail content.

rdbms commands

web commands

• saveTextArray(var,locator): honor the use of nexial.textDelim.
• Added NEW webdriver for chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser.

word commands

• assertContains(file,text): NEW command to verify if text can be found in a Word file.
• assertNotContain(file,text): NEW command to verify if text is absent from a Word `file.
• assertNotReadOnly(file): NEW command to verify a Word file is not password-protected.
• assertPassword(file,password): NEW command to verify password for a given Word file.
• assertReadOnly(file): NEW command to verify that a Word `file is currently password protected.
• extractText(var,file): NEW command to extract text from a Word document.
• readOnly(file,password): NEW command to restrict update access on a Word document.
• removeProtection(file): NEW command to remove update restriction from a Word document.

tn.5250 commands

• saveTableAsCSV(csv,maxPage):
  • enhance tracking of last table page and added additional logs to improve RCA.
  • support saving of table data into CSV in “page-up” or reverse order by specifying the maxPage as a negative number. For example, saveTableAsCSV(csv,maxPage) | myCSV.csv | -3
• inspectScreen(): fixed the inspection of table that uses spaces to delineate columns (instead of using the 0 character).
• support use of secondary table (instead of the first) during screen inspection
• support data matching across ANY column of the current table. Use * for column to denote any column. Affected commands:
  • assertTableMatch(column,text)
  • assertTableNotMatch(column,text)
  • saveTableMatchCount(column,text)
  • typeOnMatchedRow(column,match,keystrokes)
• typeOnMatchedColumns(matches,keystrokes): NEW command to allow the matching of table row based on multiple columns (each filter separated by new line).