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Test Design Studio 2 – an updated review

Yaron Assa — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:33:57 +0000

I’ve previously reviewed TDS (Test Design Studio) version 1, and I still stand by what I said back then, TDS was an invaluable tool that increased my productivity tenfold, by giving me full intellisence, autocomplete for variables and a solution-centric approach to managing my tests. I recommend reading our old review to get a more complete rundown of TDS’s features.

This follow-on review takes a second look at the old TDS version, as well as the new TDS 2 release.

Accessing PRIVATE properties in .Net controls

Yaron Assa — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:01:55 +0000

When automating .Net controls, we sometimes need to access vital information from the application's RunTime objects. However, this information maybe stored in Private properties and fields, which are not accessible by any "conventional" mean.
This article will present a hack which will allow you to explore private .Net properties and fields, and read relevant information from them during your test run.
This ability may prove critical, especially when working with custom .Net controls. Enjoy.

Find a File Recursively (revised)

Meir Bar-Tal — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:00:10 +0000

This is a revised version of a previous QTip that suggested a function to find a file deep-down a folder hierarchy starting from a known folder as root.

My System (TM) - Solmar’s Automation Framework is released

Meir Bar-Tal — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:00:20 +0000

My System (TM), the new object oriented automation framework which was announced several months ago, is now generally available. This comprehensive, generic and methodology driven framework designed by Meir Bar-Tal was developed with the vision of tackling a very wide range of challenges which automation developers face in their daily work. The framework - already implemented [...]

Web Extensibility Lesson – Building a toolkit Support

daniva — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:48:26 +0000

QuickTest Professional Web Add-in Extensibility enables you to provide high-level support for third-party and custom Web controls that are not supported out-of-the-box by the QuickTest Professional Web Add-in. Web-Extensibility was a new feature in QuickTest Professional 9.5 since then, i never heard or see anyone that has developed a toolkit support.the reason are vary, but the [...]

Conversion

daniva — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:57:36 +0000

Every average QuickTest user probably knows that if he needs to make a number conversion he will use the two built-in functions supplied by VBscript Hex The Hex function returns a string that represents the hexadecimal value of a specified number. Note: If number is not a whole number, it is rounded to the nearest whole number before [...]

OmniTest - Parallel Automation Scripting Solution

Yaron Assa — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:05:18 +0000

A review of OmniTest - Parallel Automation Scripting Solution.
OmniTest joins the growing marker of “automation wrappers”, which offer simplified automation capabilities for the manual tester. OmniTest automatically generates automated tests while you write the STD, allowing you to rapidly expand the automation coverage for your application.
OmniTest's uniqueness lies in targeting manual testers rather than automation novices, and providing a single point of maintenance for both your manual and automated tests.

New! The official AdvancedQTP Community Browser Toolbar

Meir Bar-Tal — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:33:16 +0000

As part of our continuous efforts to improve our services for the community, we are pleased to announce the release of the official AdvancedQTP community browser toolbar. The toolbar provides useful functionality that is especially useful to automation developers, such as customized search, www.AdvancedQTP.com feeds, announcements by the site’s team and much more. Please show your [...]

The World as seen by the AdvancedQTP Satellite

Meir Bar-Tal — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:05:55 +0000

Dear AdvancedQTP Members, I wanted to share with you a picture that shows very clearly the impact of this community. From sunrise to sunset - east to west - AdvancedQTP is with you! Please keep spreading the word about this site to promote professionalism, excellence and top-class quality. Thank you for your attention. Sincerely yours, Meir Bar-Tal Chief Editor and Forums Administrator, AdvancedQTP

Visual Studio Team System 2010 – The testing angle

Yaron Assa — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:47:02 +0000

I attended a briefing event on Visual Studio Team System 2010 today (22/7). The event was focused on the testing features of Visual Studio 2010, and while it only scratched the surface, it made quite an impression on me, and made me realize the Microsoft has finally pulled a potential “Quality Center Killer” from their labs.
Not only that, but the new Visual Studio 2010 has some killer-features which even compete with HP’s QTP; And while Microsoft tools are focused on .Net applications, in that specific arena, QTP doesn’t come out as a clear winner. In fact, even from the short brief I saw, QTP even lost on a couple of rounds.