Generating LoadRunner PRM file

Simple Script Example

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
#  $Id:$
#
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import os
import re

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fmt = 
[parameter:FirstName]
Delimiter=","
ParamName="FirstName"
TableLocation="C:\lr\XXX\scripts\<SCRIPT>\Parameters"
ColumnName="FirstName"
Table="Users.dat"
GenerateNewVal="EachIteration"
Type="Table"
value_for_each_vuser=""
OriginalValue=""
auto_allocate_block_size="1"
SelectNextRow="Same line as AGS_Number"
StartRow="49"
OutOfRangePolicy="ContinueWithLast"
[parameter:Username]
Delimiter=","
ParamName="Username"
TableLocation="C:\lr\XXX\scripts\<SCRIPT>\Parameters"
ColumnName="Username"
Table="Users.dat"
GenerateNewVal="EachIteration"
Type="Table"
value_for_each_vuser=""
OriginalValue=""
auto_allocate_block_size="1"
SelectNextRow="Same line as UserId"
StartRow="49"
OutOfRangePolicy="ContinueWithLast"
...
"""

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def setup():
   wrk_path    = os.getcwd()

   xpath       = wrk_path.split('/')

   script_name = xpath[len(xpath) - 1]


   parameters  = re.sub('<SCRIPT>', script_name, fmt)

   ofd = open('%s.prm' % script_name, 'w')

   ofd.write(parameters)

   ofd.close()

   if not os.path.exists('Parameters'):
      os.mkdir('Parameters')
      os.system('cp ../Parameters/*.dat Parameters')

   os.system('chgrp -R Users .')

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setup()

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