Copy variables in FitNesse

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1) !| Script |com.playtech.openapi.core.fitnesse.tests.Fixtures |
|$response=|createGroup |121312441||MyGroup|
|$id=|getParameterFromResponse |$response|

!define groupId $id

!define memberId $id

3) !| Script |com.playtech.openapi.core.fitnesse.tests.Fixtures |
|addMemberToGroup|${memberId}||${groupId}|

How can I copy value from $id to groupId? Because my example doesn't work

PS: results of getParameterFromResponse should be necessarily defined as $id parameter in step 1 and 2. And memberId doesn't equal groupId

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 29 '14 at 21:09

You're using two separate concepts as if they were the same.

!define uses markup variables which are part of the FitNesse wiki markup and are used for macro-replacement in pages. They provide another way to parameterize your tests with static values (not changing during a test execution). See http://fitnesse.org/FitNesse.UserGuide.FixtureGallery.ImportantConcepts.MarkupVariables

The symbols in the Slim tables are dynamically assigned values during test execution. See http://www.fitnesse.org/FitNesse.UserGuide.WritingAcceptanceTests.SliM.SymbolsInTables

The two concepts can not be interleaved because the first is assigned statically by the Wiki engine and the second is assigned dynamically by the Slim test engine.

So how can I assign value of $id to another variable? Could you show me please an example? — Wood Wayfarer, Jul 30 '14 at 10:25
Sorry, I haven't used the Slim test system so I don't know how to do that - all my work is with the Fit test system — Mike Stockdale, Jul 30 '14 at 19:00

Copy variables in FitNesse

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