Difference between "Insert text output" and "Insert output value"

[aimshigh7]

Hi All,

I have just started using QTP for a sample app and am not able to understand the difference between "Insert text output" and "Insert output value".

Both of these options are displayed when on a web page a text is selected and rightclicked on the active window. Please check the attachment for the screenshot.

Thanks,
Umangi

[Tarik Sheth]

An output value is a step in which one or more values are captured at a

specific point in your test or component and stored for the duration of the

run session. The values can later be used as input at a different point in the [/u]run session.
Text Output Value[u]
You can also retrieve data from your
application and output it to the Data Table using output values.
This data can then be used at a later stage in the test. QuickTest displays the retrieved
data following the test run in the Runtime Data Table