Selected Recent Forum Posts

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

Issue with an element on a viewable part of the screen -- Screen viewability is not necessarily essential for good web app tests.

More information on the eValid timing feature -- Timing parts of a test script playback is easy enough.

Details of the eValid adaptive playback feature -- This key feature can save you a lot of time and worry.

New eValid Patent Issued

An additional eValid patent has been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Dated 26 November 2019 and titled "Driving a Web Browser for Testing Web Pages Using a Document Object Model" US Patent #10,489,286, it is the ninth patent in the eValid patent portfolio.

In addition to the previously issued eValid Patents in the portfolio, several additional applications are currently on file with the USPTO.

Selected Recent Forum Posts

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

Resolve element can not be found when the page changes -- A common AJAX issue: the page changes -- too rapidly.

Posting Title Recommended screen layout with eValid when testing web apps -- How we organize our work screens for best efficiency.

List of error codes using eValid on command line -- Yes, those funny codes really DO mean something...explained here.

Selected Recent Forum Posts

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

Control the amount of synchronizations in eValid -- How to use "just enough" 

synchronization!

Need help with my scripts that have lots of parameters -- Great effort amplifier effect, using parameters.

Control the speed of eValid Site Analysis works -- Manual scanning at a controlled rate can be very instructive.

Operation Confirmed with Windows 10 and IE 11

In response to a number of requests we have validated eValid fully operational on machines that are running Microsoft Windows 10 with the latest version of 

Microsoft's Internet Explorer, IE 11.

We did our checks on a PC with the latest updates of Microsoft's Windows 10, and made sure that we had IE 11 installed, the eValid operation was normal.

The engineering design of eValid involves reuse of the Internet Explorer libraries, especially the IHTMLDocumentn which is one of the browser-internal libraries that is used for processing delivered HTML into the internal forms stored in the DOM, and for accessing that information structure.

eValid uses those APIs for direct control and manipulation of the browser.

The important point is that these libraries are never redacted by Microsoft and as a consequence our users can continue to rely on correct operation of eValid based tests.

Selected Recent Forum Posts

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

Types of data to be returned during eValid playback -- You'll find the KPIs you want here.

Can eValid work with web pages using frames? -- A possible security issue, but handled by eValid.

What does eValid's term of Desktop Safe mean? -- Basics of browser internal vs. desktop based.

Selected Recent Forum Posts

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

Using eValid to look for a DOM element on an AJAX app -- How to use the DOM manipulation capability.

Can eValid always save a screenshot after a playback ends? -- Saving a clean end-of-test record.

Any way to test a Salesforce app with eValid? -- A common app, tested well. 

Server Maintenance Scheduled

Our ISP has informed us that they will be performing some maintenance activities that are intended to further protect the servers from the Meltdown and Spectre security vulnerabilities.

The server software will be modified and then the server will be rebooted.

The scheduled maintenance window is:

11 PM on Friday 16 August 2019 to 7 AM on Saturday 17 August 2019

Note that eValid Commerical 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 -- however long it takes the server to reboot.

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

Selected Recent Forum Posts

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

Applying eValid in the biomedical field -- Web application testing is possible for virtually ANY technology area.

Can eValid monitor the webpage after an AJAX action? -- The issue is "what is complete?"

Question about eValid compatibility -- A quick review of eValid licensing and upgrade ground rules.

Selected Recent Forum Posts

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

Question on creating an eValid scripted language -- Some of eValid's design principles revealed.

Can eValid run a script file from a selected value? -- Details on script parameterization.

Can eValid measure other aspects of performance besides data? -- Extracting page performance data the easy way.

Selected Recent Forum Posts

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

Can I run test cases with eValid economically? -- Saving $$ is always a good idea!

Does eValid deal with desktop apps through a web app? -- How eValid's "dual mode" helps with complex web-desktop interactions.

Can eValid wait commands be used in any order of preference?

Server Modification Scheduled

We have scheduled a server modification for the time window shown below:

Saturday, 11 May 2019, 9 PM to 10 PM Eastern Standard Time

The ISP managers assure us the modification to the new hardware for our website "...will be executed in a manner that takes advantage of our network's redundancy and resiliency in order to ensure minimal impact on your services..."

The new machine has expanded CPU capacity and is expected to have higher reliability.

Note that eValid Commercial License users should experience no actual interruptions of service; we are informed by our ISP that the "down time" will be less than 15 minutes.

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

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.

Selected Recent Forum Posts

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

Details on how eValid keeps track of frames in a webpage -- Some web pages have multiple frames, and here is how you distinguish them.

Need help with modifying playback switches for my tests -- Keeping track of multiple parameters can be tricky, but eValid provides an easy mechanism.

How does eValid work with jQuery Mobile applications -- A fully worked example illustration jQuery interactions.

Server Upgrade Scheduled

We have scheduled a server upgrade for the time window shown below: 

Saturday, 20 April 2019, 9 PM to 10 PM Eastern Standard Time

The ISP managers assure us the switch to the new hardware "...will be executed in a manner that takes advantage of our network's redundancy and resiliency in order to ensure minimal impact on your services..."

The new machine has expanded RAM and higher CPU capacity and is expected to have higher reliability.

Note that eValid Commercial License users should experience no actual interruptions of service; we are informed by our ISP that the "down time" will be less than 15 minutes.

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

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.

Selected Recent Forum Posts

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

Mimic eValid to work like other browsers platforms -- Manipulating the "UAS" for very productive effects.

How to make sure my element on the web page is highlighted -- It may not be necessary, but here is how to adjust the visibility status of an element.

Details about XPath -- eValid finds elements slightly differently than using an XPath [regular] expression.

Selected Recent Forum Posts

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

Deal with a website that has both English and Japanese -- What happens when the website I'm testing is in Japanese?

Ethical Issues on Software Testing -- A thorny, but essential and very important topic.

How to set up a negative test using eValid -- Mostly the same methodology, but with some twists.

QW/QWE Technical Content and Program Committee Summaries

The Quality Week and Quality Week/Europe (QW/QWE) Conferences served many thousands of attendees, and provided speaking opportunities for a large number of technical professionals.

Here is the complete QW/QWE Author/Title/Affiliation Index: 1988 — 2002 .

This table can be shown sorted by Author, by Company, by Title, by Date or by clicking on the column title, which also shows the direction of the sorted display.

The papers were all vetted by the QW/QWE Program Committee (Advisory Board).

Here is the complete list of QW/QWE Program Committee Members: 1988 — 2002

Selected Recent Forum Posts

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

Insight on the eValid waits structure -- Just waiting turns out to not be so simple!

Can eValid work with SQL Databases -- The installation and interfaces are fully described.

Can I use eValid to show me URL details for validation?