Selected Recent Forum Posts

Here are some recent selected forum posts from our eValid forum:

Can I filter my log files using eValid -- How the filtering options work.

Playbacks without using the DOM sync tricks -- Fixed wait times can work, but never in every case.

Does eValid ever get a stale element error -- A pesky problem, and some solutions are offered.

Selected Recent Forum Posts

Here are some recent selected forum posts from our eValid forum:

eValid does work work with other character sets? -- The international edition (double-byte character set version) works here.

Does eValid test mobile applications -- If an app is seen in a browser, yes, eValid applies.

Same Origin Policy question -- eValid, as a web application driver, handles same-origin policy issues safely.

Server Interruption Possible, Scheduled Maintenance

The machines that serve the different sub-websites that are part of the Software Research, Inc. family of products and services will have a short period of scheduled maintenance, set for 11 November 2017 beginning at 03:00 AM PDT.

eValid Commercial License users should experience no actual interruptions of service; we are informed by our ISP that the "down time" (if any at all) will be measured in seconds.

Regular users of the company websites should experience no problems other than slight delays in serving pages.

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.

Server Interruption Possible, Scheduled Maintenance: Update

Earlier we wrote advising eValid Commercial License customers of a possible system outage mid-morning of 21 October 2017.

We are pleased to report that this interruption, which was necessary for system maintenance, was completed on 22 October 2017 and resulted in our system not being off the air at all.

Possible Server Interruption, Scheduled Maintenance

The machines that serve the different sub-websites that are part of the Software Research, Inc. family of products and services will have a regular short period of scheduled maintenance, set for 21 October 2017 beginning at 03:00 AM PDT.

eValid commercial license users should experience no actual interruptions of service; we are informed by the ISP that the "down time" (if any) will be measured in minutes.

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.

Selected Recent Forum Posts

Here are some recent selected forum posts from our eValid forum:

eValid examples on monitoring medical devices -- Key recommendations to make an important job easier and more reliable.

Can eValid help me with outputting data on a webpage -- What you can extract about web page performance.

What's the most reliable way to create monitoring scripts -- Reliability means consistency and resilience, and here's the scoop!

Selected Recent Forum Posts

Here are some recent selected forum posts from our eValid forum:

Use eValid to improve my download speeds -- Maybe eValid can even help you fix performance issues?

Can eValid visit URL pages not visible -- What you get is not necessarily what you see, nor would you want it to be!

Server Loading for a mobile website -- Yes, eValid can pretend to be ANY browser on ANY device, so you can do a LOT of loading work from a single test engine.

Selected Recent Forum Posts

Here are some recent selected forum posts from our eValid forum:

What does the LoadType option feature do? -- Basics on browser-based server loading are outlined here..

Scroll down on the page during playback -- Helping to resolve a puzzle about test playback behavior.

How to fix my monitoring issue during playback -- Intercepting and correcting dynamnic test playbacks.

Selected Recent Forum Posts

Here are some recent selected forum posts from our eValid forum:

Question about same origin policy -- There are practical limits imposed by browser protocol, but eValid can skirt some of them for purposes of testing.

Recording mouseover events -- There are fine-grained capabilities to possibly record and certainly play intricate mouse event sequences in eValid.

Use eValid as a web page editor -- It is a good suggestion, and here are some pros and cons.

Server Interruption Possible, Scheduled Maintenance: Update

Earlier we wrote:

The machines that serve the different sub-websites that are part of the Software Research, Inc. family of products and services have a regular short period of scheduled maintenance, set for 28 April 2017 at 03:00 AM.

Users should experience no actual interruptions of service; we are informed by the ISP that the "down time" will be measured in minutes.

We are pleased to report that this interruption, which was necessary for system maintenance, was completed on 28 April 2017 and resulted in our being off the air for only about two minutes.

Server Interruption Possible, Scheduled Maintenance

The machines that serve the different sub-websites that are part of the Software Research, Inc. family of products and services have a regular short period of scheduled maintenance, set for 28 April 2017 at 03:00 AM.

Users should experience no actual interruptions of service; we are informed by the ISP that the "down time" will be measured in minutes.

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.

Selected Recent Forum Posts

Here are some recent selected forum posts from our eValid forum:

Like to test a new gateway -- A new gateway may need testing with lots of different browser types, something eValid can do with ease.

Timing Questions -- Some basic factoids about how evalid times things during a test playback sequence.

Question regarding screensizes -- Big screen vs. small screen and some of the issues in regarding to engineering tests that work appropriately.

Selected Recent Forum Posts

Here are some recent selected forum posts from our eValid forum:

A few questions regarding AJAX -- More discussion about synchronization of AJAX applications

Seeking examples of what eValid emulates different-devices -- Some "how-to's" on using eValid for testing mobile applications.

Need help with a test items past the first one -- Here's a solution to a complex test concern.

Selected Recent Forum Posts

Here are some recent selected forum posts from our eValid forum:

Questions about how evalid interacts with the DOM -- A quick review of the bsics of DOM interactions for testing purposes.

Can eValid input data into a SQL database -- The basics of interfacing eValid with SQL database systems.

Can I get 50+ eValid browsers active? -- Details on how you can amplify your testing into server loading experiments.

Server Migration Process Completed

The machines that serve the different sub-websites that are part of the Software Research, Inc. family of products and services have now been upgraded.

Users should have experienced no interruptions of service, including those who employ eValid products in web-authenticated license modes (commercial license mode).

There remain some small issues regarding proper function of the email and these issues are expected to be revolved soon. 

Please contact us at evalid@gmail.com if you encounter any problems.

"TestWorks Conf" Not Authorized

We have become aware that an organization in Amsterdam, Netherlands, has been offering a technical conference entitled "TestWorks Conf".

While we wish them the best of luck in their endeavor we wish to point out that we did not authorize them to use of the TestWorks™ name. 

In addition, at attempt to reach the organizers in order to establish authorized use of our trademark was rejected.