Automating and Testing Advanced Web Technologies

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Automating and TestingAdvanced Web Technologies
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Advanced Web Technologies

• Typical advanced (non-HTML) technologies include
• AJAX
• Sun Java Applets
• Adobe Flash Applets
• MicroSoft Silverlight
• ActiveX Elements
• One Solution DirectScreen
• DirectScreen simulates real user mouse and
  keyboard activity.
• Works with every advanced technology.

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Sending text

• The DirectScreen CLICK command can send
  keystrokes to the web browser via the CONTENT
  attribute In addition to regular text, it can
  send special keys ENTER       ENTER
  TAB      TAB DEL      DEL
  BACKSPACE   BACKSPACE LEFT      LEFT
  RIGHT      RIGHT Example DS
  CMDCLICK X200 Y263 CONTENT"helloENTER"

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Winclick Text Handling Screenshot
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Comparison CLICK DirectScreen CMDCLICK
What is the difference between DirectScreen (DS)
and the other TAG/CLICK commands?

• The DirectScreen commands operate on the visible
  part of the web page only, just a like human
  would do with a mouse. Thus DS CMDCLICK X1 Y
  400 will always click on the specific part of the
  browser window. If the web page is scrolled, the
  click hits another part of the web page.  
• The HTML based CLICK commands operates on the
  complete browser web page (HTML). So CLICK X1 Y
  980 will always click on the specific HTML
  element at this position of the page regardless
  whether the element is currently visible in the
  browser window or not. So whether or not the web
  page is scrolled, a specific X/Y combination
  always hits the same part of the web page.  
• HTML based clicks can be used to position a page
  correctly for DirectScreen!

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Scroll into View Screenshot - Start
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Scroll into View Screenshot Page Scrolled
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Scroll into View Screenshot Text Entered
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Scroll into View - Macro
VERSION BUILD6120323 TAB T1 TAB
CLOSEALLOTHERS URL GOTOhttp//www.123flashch
at.com/ WAIT SECONDS2 SIZE X559 Y465
TAG POS1 TYPEFONT ATTRTXTPureltSPgtJavaltSPgtChat
ltSPgtServer DS CMDCLICK X203 Y383 CONTENT
DS CMDCLICK X203 Y383 CONTENTItltSPgtworks! WAI
T SECONDS2
Record a TAG command below chat window.
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Simulate Mouse Over Events
DirectScreen automatically records and simulates
mouse-over events DS CMDMOVETO X200 Y263 
You can use this "mouse over" event to automate
Javascript based menus. The same technique
applies to mouseover and mousemove events in
Java, Silverlight or Flash/Flex applets.
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Automating and Testing Flash Applets

• DirectScreen can also be used to automate web
  pages with Flash-Applets.
• You can also send text to Flash applets
• Typical problem Flash applets may take an
  unknown time to load and initialize, but do not
  signal their status to outside world
• Solution 1 Use WAIT SECONDSltxgt statement. Can
  be inserted automatically by using Record at
  original speed setting. Works, but can not be
  used for performance testing due to artificial
  delay.
• Solution 2 (Better) Use IMAGESEARCH to check if
  applet is loaded completely. Works well for
  performance testing Flash applets.

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Demo DirectScreen

• Real world examples
• Javascript Event Mouseover http//www.telecom.co.
  nz
• Java chat http//www.parachat.com
• Flash chat http//www.123flashchat.com/
• Java http//www.stockapplets.com/currency-flaconv
  erter/
• File upload http//validator.w3.org/file-upload.h
  tml
• Test pages at iopus.com
• http//www.iopus.com/iim/demo/v6/flash/
• http//www.iopus.com/iim/demo/v6/javascript-menu/
• http//www.iopus.com/iim/demo/v6/file-upload.htm