Did you try "&encoded" On Fri, 2005-10-14 at 13:28 -0700, Matt Edelman wrote: > Hello Again, > > I made a lot of progress since yesterday on this test plan. Unfortunately > now it seems that one of the variables I need to use in a SOAP request is > causing an exception. Specifically, there is an ampersand (&) in the string > as follows: > > <node>asdf23409809___&encoded=true</node> > > When I try to run the test, I get this exception every time (unless the > ampersand is removed, which means the AUT will not validate the request): > > [Fatal Error] :1:411: The reference to entity "encoded" must end with the > ';' de > limiter. > > Is there some way to escape the ampersand? I tried "\" but to no avail. > > Thanks, > Matt > > On 10/13/05, Edelman Matthew - medelm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Great. Thanks. I knew it was something stupid like that. In the If > > controller I needed to use single quotes around the variable. > > > > However in the HTTP Request, it was unnecessary to use the single quotes > > around the variable name. > > > > Hopefully the next question I have will be more substantial than this. > > > > -Matt > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: sebb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 3:49 PM > > To: JMeter Users List > > Subject: Re: Advanced Web Service Test Plan Help > > > > Variables are referenced as follows: > > > > ${variable} > > > > and when processed are replaced by their value. > > > > The If controller requires valid JavaScript, for example: > > > > '${fruit}' == 'apple' > > > > or > > > > ${num} == 123 > > > > Note the quotes needed to form valid JavaScript. > > > > See > > http://jakarta.apache.org/jmeter/usermanual/component_reference.html#If_ > > Controller > > > > S. > > On 13/10/05, Edelman Matthew - medelm < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Thanks for your response. > > > > > > I'm afraid I'm stuck on what should be a really fundamental issue. I > > > took some screenshots to make it easier to communicate: > > > http://www.stupidcatchphrase.com/jm/index.html > > > > > > I can tell that the variable is getting stored correctly but I'm > > unable > > > to refer to it correctly in the If Controller. I'm trying to use == > > or > > > != as operators. I tried different forms of the variable name ( ${}, > > > $(), and just as a name) but the comparison isn't happening. > > > > > > Can you please look at the screen shots and see if you can tell what > > I'm > > > doing wrong? > > > > > > Thanks again, > > > Matt > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: m mat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 1:55 PM > > > To: JMeter Users List > > > Subject: Re: Advanced Web Service Test Plan Help > > > > > > Hi Matt > > > > > > What you are trying to do is entirely doable. I have done that and > > more > > > ( though I am running into a session issue right now, but that could > > be > > > my fault). Answers inline > > > > > > 1. How can I construct the SOAP request with the discovered > > > variables v1 and v2? Can I simply place "$(v1)" and "$(v2)" within the > > > text of the SOAP requests in the SOAP Web Service Sampler? > > > Yes you can. However, if you are loading the soap body from a file, or > > a > > > file folder JMeter will not replace the vars. It seems like a bug and > > > there is a log of that on bugzilla > > > > > > 2. Is this kind of processing too intensive for Jmeter, given that > > > I want to run this as a load test with as many as 20 users at a time? > > > Not really. I have created upto 100 users with varying sizes of SOAP > > > body sizes. And the CPU on my test machine (client) was about half > > used. > > > I am using a 2 CPU box. > > > > > > 3. How can I output information to a log file such as "value of > > > v1,v2" and whether each individual user instance was a success or > > > failure? > > > you can use log functions described in the functions section of user > > > manual > > > > > > Let me know if I can help > > > > > > Matt > > > > > > Edelman Matthew - medelm < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to design a load test that will conduct a SOAP transaction > > > with the AUT. It requires that the responses from the AUT be parsed > > for > > > certain elements in order to create proper subsequent SOAP requests. > > > This is the basic design: > > > > > > > > > > > > request1: give me a session string > > > > > > response1: encrypted session string > > > > > > > > > > > > (parse response using regex and store session string in jmeter > > variable > > > v1) > > > > > > > > > > > > request2: initiate webservice on AUT using encrypted session string v1 > > > (this will start a long-running SQL query managed by the AUT) > > > > > > response2: AUT sends back a handle for the process, a date string > > > > > > > > > > > > (parse response using regex and store handle in jmeter variable v2) > > > > > > > > > > > > request3-N: check status of process using session string and handle > > > vars v1 and v2 > > > > > > response3-N: AUT sends back response, either "running," "completed > > > successfully," or "error" > > > > > > > > > > > > (parse final response and store results as to whether it was a success > > > or failure) > > > > > > > > > > > > Questions: > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. How can I construct the SOAP request with the discovered > > > variables v1 and v2? Can I simply place "$(v1)" and "$(v2)" within the > > > text of the SOAP requests in the SOAP Web Service Sampler? > > > 2. Is this kind of processing too intensive for Jmeter, given that > > > I want to run this as a load test with as many as 20 users at a time? > > > 3. How can I output information to a log file such as "value of > > > v1,v2" and whether each individual user instance was a success or > > > failure? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for any help. I've been trying to get an index of the mailing > > > list using the instructions but have been unable to do so. I wish > > there > > > was a BB instead. 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