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How to ramp up a LoadTest scenario -- Increase the load until something breaks!

How to scrape text off a webpage -- But be careful, you might get a LOT of data!

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How to consolidate all my loadtest results -- Step-by-step process to aggregate data.

Using the eValid select image or select text commands -- Validating the right text fragment is often critical!

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How do I extract text from an element? -- Text associated with DOM elements is easy to extract, and very good for validation steps.

Looking at error codes on the command line with PERL? -- If you're running PERL here is how to connect back to the PERL-issued error codes.

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Does eValid respect the Same Origin Policy? -- An old but critically important security issue.

Inserting a new recording into existing scripts -- Scripts can "call" other scripts!

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Using eValid to look for regular expressions -- The syntax may be tricky, but the powerful results are worth it.

Remembering individual user settings in eValid -- Every user can have their own profile to match individual needs.

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Any videos to apply eValid to a Salesforce app? -- This kind of scripting is typical of CRM applications.

How to overcome escaping characters -- Yes, eValid can "escape" characters in strings that otherwise would be confusing.

Posting Title Questions about cookies -- You are safest if each test begins without any cookies, and eValid can delete them.

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Explaining chaining waits in eValid -- Some web pages' tests require complicated "wait for" sequences, explained here.

How to understand what counts as a regression test -- Some technical basics about regression testing.

Can eValid show performance data on a page downloading -- Getting basic performance data is very easy to do.

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Dealing with i-frames or frames inside of frames -- It can get complex, but eValid uses a strict hierarchy to track frame containments.

Asking about eValid parameters and settings -- While not technically a programming language, eValid scripting does support parameter passing.

When a value or tag in eValid is not present -- eValid is tolerant of syntactically correct but meaningless script commands -- a reliability feature!

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Does eValid have an programmable interface -- The EPI is very powerful and connects directly to the browser so you can "drive" your web page as you wish your tests to do.

Changes or deletions of content in the DOM -- Yes, dynamic DOM updates can complicated otherwise straightforward testing, but eValid has the resources to overcome the problem.

Is eValid considered a no code solution -- If a "no code" means you don't HAVE to code, then eValid fits the description. But you can code if you want to (with the EPI option).

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Dealing with an image with a date stamp -- Think about a "fake image," which is equally as hard to deal with?

How does PageMap feature compared to the Chrome browser -- We think PageMap is simpler, and better tuned to testing Web pages!

How does eValid record and organize the data -- The playback logs are very complete, a good basis for diagnosis of problems.

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Advice on recording a script -- Recording a script at least as a starting place is still the most efficient way to go.

Is eValid able to tell if an page element is there or not? -- Takes some doing, but very reliable if done correctly.

Delayed latency during an eValid LoadTest session -- Explanations about timing your LoadTest run.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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Samples of dynamic synchronization working during playback -- Very powerful techniques can be used to maintain test script integrity.

 

Can eValid be used to monitor user activity? -- This is a hard question regarding intrinsic privacy issues in browser technology.

 

Make a script that can runs fast then slow down on playback -- Neat run-time [playback time] adjustments of script realism factors are explained.

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Board index ‹ LOADING/Performance ‹ Performance/Load Testing Can eValid extract a sequence of URLs -- Extracting more data from a downloaded web page!

 

Make sure eValid makes a click event on a loaded webpage -- Focus is important in triggering web page events!

 

How to check for field input during playback test worked -- The synchronization issue for real-time checking can be tricky!

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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.

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Can eValid be used to invoke an app like PUTTY -- An application like PUTTY can indeed be tested using eValid's application mode, as this discussion reveals. But it's not really web testing, is it?

eValid takes a long time to run regular expression search. Why? -- A regular expression search in a powerful method, but on a large web page the search can consume a lot of time, and this post explains how the timings can differ.

Can a server determine if eValid is a robot? -- The question is a subtle one. Of course, it can be detected with a CAPCHA, and there are also way to detect robots using time and the like. It is a neat question...with some simple answers.

Need to know the inner workings on adaptive playback -- This is a built-in feature (but you can turn it off) that overcomes pages for which links deteriorate over time -- but your tests still PASS. Here is how the magic is done.

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Can eValid be used to invoke an app like PUTTY -- Some types of Windows applications are particularly difficult to test with a web application testing system, indeed.

Modal popup question involving HTTP access -- Some authentication popups have to be handled very carefully.

Will eValid work on an AJAX App with autocomplete function? -- And, certain common web applications features require use of the DOM programming capability within eValid.

Running a Playback with eValid browser minimized -- And, yes, you really can test with a fully minimized browser, provided your script doesn't require use of the desktop.

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Can eValid handle a single input text field?? -- Here is the alternative way to process a text input field using the structural manipulation commands.

Need help with a test script w/o showing password? -- There is a built-in password encryption option so you can have tests of secure sites without revealing the password.

Question on tabbed browsing -- There's little difference between tabbed browsing and tracking sub-windows as they open, but the latter method is more reliable for testing purposes.

Can eValid handle dynamic tags? -- If the names of things change dynamically, they can be tricky to test, but eValid has the smarts to get the job done!