User Forum Posts

Beginning in mid-2010 we have directed all technical support questions to the eValid User Forum. We have learned that when one user has an issue, all users can profit from the answer.

Here is an additional selection of some of the posts that we think would be of general interest.

• Can I run an eValid test from the command line? -- Discusses how to run eValid tests from the command line on your Windows machine.
• Automatic Page-Waiting Algorithm -- Discusses the operation -- and the importance -- of eValid's built-in page download synchronization logic.
• Does eValid have short-cut function keys? -- Explains how to get to the pre-defined short-cut function keys for eValid.
• To Measure The Time -- How to use eValid's built-in stopwatch to time events in your page.
• Do I have to login/logout every time on my tests? -- Discusses the ground rules under which you will or won't have to log in afresh in an application that requires a login.
• Can you sense a change in a DOM value? -- How eValid commands can sense changes in a selected DOM property value.

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eValid vs. TruClient

Question Recently Posted On The eValid User Forum:
Hey eValid! What do you think about HP's announcement of their TruClient technology? Isn't this what you guys do? --WebTestGadfly

Our Response On The Forum:
Yes, true client based testing and performance analysis -- including server loading -- is what we have been offering with our solution for many years. We believe we were the first to put this idea out there, and we believe we have the very best everything-in-the-browser test engine possible.

The HP solution appears (we have not yet had much direct experience with it) to be based on the Selenium solution, in which JavaScript executions drive the browser. If that's the case, then the objections we have always expressed about the JavaScript approach would apply equally to HP's offering: High overhead, skewing of timing data, lack of scaling, and the requirement to be a programmer to get useful results.

On a positive note many here at eValid think that HP's announcement represents a real "sea change" in the community. Previously the position by the "big three" was that simulating the behavior of an AJAX user on an application could be adequately handled with the "http/s traffic generation" methods that have been highly developed over time.

The "sea change" is that at least one of the "big three" has explicitly admitted that to accurately simulate an AJAX user you really DO have to use a complete browser. So this is a victory -- perhaps even a genuine vindication, if you will -- for the eValid approach, which has ALWAYS been based on the use of the fully automated eValid browser.

Recent and Upcoming Conferences & Technical Community Events

Here are links to some technical meetings that may be of interest to WQN readers:

• Special Issue on Advances in Software Testing, International Journal of Systems Assurance Engineering and Management
• ISEC 2011: 4th India Software Engineering Conference, 23-27 February 2011, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
  
• Special Issue on Automated Specification and Verification of Web Systems, Submission Due 07 March 2011.

Community events like these deserve very careful consideration!

Selected User Forum Posts

Beginning in mid-2010 we have directed all technical support questions to the eValid User Forum. We have learned that when one user has an issue, all users can profit from the answer.

Here is an additional selection of some of the posts that we think would be of general interest.

• Can I run an eValid test from the command line? -- Discusses how to run eValid tests from the command line on your Windows machine.
• Automatic Page-Waiting Algorithm -- Discusses the operation -- and the importance -- of eValid's built-in page download synchronization logic.
• Does eValid have short-cut function keys? -- Explains how to get to the pre-defined short-cut function keys for eValid.
• To Measure The Time -- How to use eValid's built-in stopwatch to time events in your page.
• Do I have to login/logout every time on my tests? -- Discusses the ground rules under which you will or won't have to log in afresh in an application that requires a login.

BizDev Opportunities with eValid

People often ask us, is there some way to partner with eValid? How can we support our customers with eValid better? What are the available partnering or BizDev opportunities.

We welcome inquires about Business Development Opportunities from qualified firms worldwide. The possibilities can include such areas as: PerformanceTest service partnerships, testing of AJAX applications, licensing of eValid technology, development of custom branded versions of the eValid test enabled browser, support to contractors with Commercial Licenses, etc.

If this catches your attention, we want to hear from you! Please Contact Us with your idea and we will respond quickly!