May I use automator to automate Testing web application?

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May I use automator to automate Testing web application?

Hi All, I am new to Mac but I will work on it soon. I am going to test a web application built on Java servelet. I wonder if I may use automator to automate my tests on this web application. Does any one use it to automate your tests? Please give some advise. If I can not use automator, does any one has suggestion on what tool I may use for this automation job? Thanks in advance.

Posted on Oct 10, 2005 12:04 PM

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Answer 1

Oct 10, 2005 12:37 PM in response to Yvonne Li

Yvonne,

Welcome to the Mac world.

Much of what you want to do in Automator may already have been done. So this could be very easy for you. Download these additional actions: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/ottomatewebtestautomatoractions. html

This is a series of web tests, including Java.

Kevin

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Ric Latham

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Oct 10, 2005 2:12 PM in response to Yvonne Li

Hi Yvonne,

if the actions Kevin mentions don't do exactly what you require you can always fall back AppleScript, GUI Scripting.

You can use this to 'simulate' a user accessing your web App.

regards

Ric

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Yvonne Li Author

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Oct 10, 2005 1:49 PM in response to Kevin Wolfe3

Oh, Thanks. I will check that out.

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Yvonne Li Author

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Oct 10, 2005 2:34 PM in response to Ric Latham

Thanks. I will check your recommendation now since I don't have a mac yet and can not get much from OttoMate web without download it. You guys are very helpful. Thanks again.

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