Start Test in The Middle of The Datapool in Rational Functional Tester

Question

I am a newbie, as you will be able to tell soon. I am using Rational Funcational Tester (RFT) in VB.Net. I have a test with an associated datapool. I have been able to run tests without issue. All I want to do is start the test on record 5 of the datapool and run until the end. I cannot figure out how to start on iteration 5. Can I use some kind of Run time argument? I am a previous user of QTP and know exactly what to look for there. RFT is a new animal to me. As always, I really appreciate those who take time from their busy days to teach others. I thank you in advance for your time and efforts.

Derek

Answer 1

// Assuming that the datapool is already associated with your executing script,

int targetRow = 4; // 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 i.e the 5th record

for (int i = 0; (i < targetRow) && (!dpDone()); ++i) {

dpNext();

}

// You are now positioned on row 4 (i.e. the fifth record; datapool indexes start at zero)

//You can now do things like

String username = dpString(0);