RE: [Webtest] Webtest - Basic Question - Dierk Koenig - com.canoo.lists.webtest

5 messages in com.canoo.lists.webtestRE: [Webtest] Webtest - Basic Question

From	Sent On	Attachments
Prashanth Krishnamurthy	07 Jun 2006 10:42
Lisa Crispin	07 Jun 2006 10:58
Dierk Koenig	07 Jun 2006 11:15
Prashanth Krishnamurthy	07 Jun 2006 13:35
Dierk Koenig	09 Jun 2006 05:31

Subject:	RE: [Webtest] Webtest - Basic Question
From:	Dierk Koenig (dier...@canoo.com)
Date:	06/09/2006 05:31:59 AM
List:	com.canoo.lists.webtest

I suggest you start at installing http://webtest.canoo.com/webtest/manual/install.html#Your%20first%20WebTest

and then head over to the samples http://webtest.canoo.com/webtest/manual/samples.html

cheers Mittie

-----Original Message----- From: webt...@lists.canoo.com [mailto:webt...@lists.canoo.com]On Behalf Of Prashanth Krishnamurthy Sent: Mittwoch, 7. Juni 2006 22:35 To: webt...@lists.canoo.com Subject: RE: [Webtest] Webtest - Basic Question

Thanks Lisa, Dierk. You both have convinced me. I did the selftest.And now, want to get into more details and try out more stuff.

What is the quickest way to get going ? ( Step-by-step tutorial, help, examples ). Any suggestions and tips.

thanks --Prashanth

--- Dierk Koenig <dier...@canoo.com> wrote:

Hi Prashanth,

welcome to Canoo WebTest.

Lisa was a bit quicker than me when answering your question - thanks, Lisa!

Anyway, this would have been my answer.

1. Does webtest has capability to run the scripts and see the actions in the browser.

Canoo WebTests runs the specified tests silently and unsupervised. That is an important part of our testing strategy. After the run, a report is generated that allows you to see any page that WebTest has visited during the run. See for example the report that WebTest generates when it tests itself:

http://webtest.canoo.com/webtest/reports/selftest/WebTestReport.html

2. Is there an editor for writing webtest scripts?

There are thousands. Every normal editor does, even Notepad. Having a good XML- or even ANT-editor in place is certainly better. All modern IDEs have that for free.

3. Is there a doc which compares other automation tools like Silktest, winrunner etc.

No, not at the WebTest site itself. However, to see how WebTest positions itself in the landscape of test tools, see the whitepaper:

http://webtest.canoo.com/webtest/manual/whitepaper.html

happy testing Mittie