Just set the thread group to loop n times - each sample will get a new line.
I suggest you set up a simple test case - e.g. using a Java Request
Sampler in which you can use one of more variables - and experiment.
S.
On 22/08/07, vdanu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> How about the loop?
> To maintain the uniqueness of each request, is it possible to assign each
> loop to open a different file containing a different set of data? I am
> thinking of something similar to supplying a 'filename prefix' and then each
> loop will open the next sequential index, e.g. filename1, filename2,
> filename3, etc. ?
>
> Can we use the logic controller to do this?
> A sample will help.
>
>
>
> sebb-2 wrote:
> >
> > On 21/08/07, vdanu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >> > The file is only opened once, but each thread will use a different
> >> > line from the file.
> >>
> >> That is interesting! I thought that each thread will read and repeat to
> >> use
> >> the lines from the file one by one from the beginning.
> >> Which line is being picked next? Is it randomized? or sequential?
> >
> > Sequential.
> >
> >> If I have a file with 1000 lines, running 10 threads, does it mean that
> >> each
> >> thread will use only 100 lines?
> >
> > On average, yes, but if one thread runs faster or slower it may use
> > more or fewer lines.
> >
> >> Is this scheme documented anywhere?
> >>
> >
> > Not yet.
> >
> >>
> >> sebb-2 wrote:
> >> >
> >> > On 21/08/07, vdanu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks for the prompt response!
> >> >> Using the CSV dataset looks quite simple to do.
> >> >>
> >> >> Now, if I define multiple users (threads), will that mean that each
> >> user
> >> >> will use the same set of data? So the set of requests from different
> >> >> users
> >> >> will be coming from a single CSV dataset? Is there any way or
> >> possibility
> >> >> for different users to use different CSV files? We want each request
> >> to
> >> >> be
> >> >> unique, i.e. to target a different row in the database every time.
> >> >
> >> > The file is only opened once, but each thread will use a different
> >> > line from the file.
> >> >
> >> >> Thanks for the suggestion to use the counter, but I am not sure if it
> >> is
> >> >> suitable to use, since the values of the variables are not sequential,
> >> >> and
> >> >> there is no guarantee that a certain value exists in the database.
> >> >> We are thinking to extract values randomly from the database (of up to
> >> 50
> >> >> million rows), get rid of the no hits, and put them into the CSV
> >> >> dataset(s).
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks and regards,
> >> >> Val
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> sebb-2 wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On 21/08/07, vdanu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I am testing a Web Service, and want to perform a load test with
> >> >> unique
> >> >> >> variables for each request. Having three variables to substitute, I
> >> am
> >> >> >> thinking of having my variables in a file, where each line has
> >> three
> >> >> >> fields:
> >> >> >> accountNumber, startDate, and endDate, delimited by commas. These
> >> >> should
> >> >> >> substitute <accountNumber>, <startDate>, and <endDate> elements in
> >> the
> >> >> >> SOAP
> >> >> >> request.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> How do I substitute multiple fields into the SOAP request?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Use the CSV DataSet with the variables AC, SD, ED (for example).
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Then use ${AC} ${SD} and ${ED} as appropriate in the SOAP request.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > The request must be on the screen, not in a file, as JMeter does not
> >> >> > do file substitutions.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> If I have thousands of lines in the file, how will it affect the
> >> >> >> overhead?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > No, CSV DataSet reads a line at a time.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Is there a better way to achieve what I want to do?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Instead of reading from a file, you might be able to use Counters to
> >> >> > generate the numbers in conjunction with some fixed text. Depends on
> >> >> > what restrictions need to be placed on the values of the variables.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Regards,
> >> >> >> Val
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