On 17/03/2008, xgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi Sebb,
>
> Thank you very much for your reply. I got my script work. But I still have
> two questions for you as follows:
>
> 1. I check manual for function, and I did not find that I need two
> underscores" __" before function name in text, although I can notice that
> there are two underscore bfore function in manual. But I did have one
> underscore before StringFromFile (_StringFromFile()) function work
> successfully. So which function needs two underscore and which one need one
> underscroe ore all of them need two underscores?
StringFromFile was originally defined with just one underscore; the
preferred form is with two underscores - which all other functions
require. The single underscore version is kept for backwards
compatibility.
> 2. You mentioned that "As I wrote before, you cannot select random entries
> from the CSV file". but why did I get random numbers displayed in "View
> Result Tree"? Would you please explain more about __Random function and
> provide some example?
The Random function generates random numbers.
There is no way to randomly select a line from the file read by
StringFromFile, whether using the random function or otherwise.
> Thanks a lot in advance.
>
>
> Xgan
>
>
> sebb-2-2 wrote:
> >
> > On 14/03/2008, xgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Sebb,
> >>
> >> Thanks your response. I changed my value as "${_Random(1,10,SEARCH)}",
> >> but
> >> the random function did not work as I expected.
> >>
> >
> > Just noticed that you only used one _, it should be
> >
> > ${__Random(1,10,SEARCH)}
> >
> >> My project is to test search on web page. I create a csv data file
> >> include a
> >> lot string, ex:
> >> bark
> >> blend
> >> blast
> >> boast
> >> bump
> >> chase
> >> chap
> >> ......
> >>
> >> I want to choose one by one randomly from csv file by using _Random
> >> function.
> >
> > As I wrote before, you cannot select random entries from the CSV file.
> >
> >> I compared results with & without random function as follows:
> >>
> >> without _Random function, I set ${SEARCH} in value of "Send Parameters
> >> With
> >> the Request:". I got successful message from "View Result Tree" => tab
> >> of
> >> Request (GET
> >>
> >>
> http://qa2live.twincities.com/circare/html/sca_template.jsp?_dyncharset=UTF-8&%2Fmngi%2Fsearch
> >> %2Fdroplet%2FFastESPDroplet.query=bark&_D%3A%2Fmngi%........) NOTE: bark
> >> after "FFastESPDroplet.query="
> >>
> >> with _Random function I set ${_Random(1,10,SEARCH)} in value of "Send
> >> Parameters With the Request:". I got successful message from "View
> >> Result
> >> Tree" => tab of Request (GET
> >>
> >>
> http://qa2live.twincities.com/circare/html/sca_template.jsp?_dyncharset=UTF-8&%2Fmngi%2Fsearch
> >>
> >>
> %2Fdroplet%2FFastESPDroplet.query=%24%7B1%2C10%2CSEARCH%29%7D&_D%3A%2Fmngi%.....)
> >> NOTE:%24%7B1%2C10%2CSEARCH%29%7D after "FFastESPDroplet.query="
> >>
> >
> > This is ${1,10,SEARCH)} with URL encoding; that's because _Random is
> > not a valid function.
> >
> >> Would you mind let me know why I got those message with lot of %?
> >
> > Because the characters are not valid for a URL.
> >
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >> Xgan
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> sebb-2-2 wrote:
> >> >
> >> > On 14/03/2008, xgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> I have question about Random function. The scenarios are as follows:
> >> >>
> >> >> 1. I run a HTTP Request by using external data file as my test
> >> script. I
> >> >> use
> >> >> _StringFromFile(xxx.dat) function which setup in User Parameter
> >> (Name:
> >> >> SEARCH; User_1:_StringFromFile(xxx.dat)) in my test script.
> >> >>
> >> >> 2.Now I want to randomly choose the data from xxx.dat file.
> >> >
> >> > Not possible.
> >> >
> >> > Just randomise the dat file before starting the test.
> >> >
> >> >> 3.I tried to setup ${_Random(1,10,${SEARCH})} in value of HTTP
> >> Request's
> >> >> Send Parameters With the Request:, but after script ran, it looks
> >> like
> >> >> _Random function do not work.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > That should be ${_Random(1,10,SEARCH)}
> >> >
> >> > as you are defining the variable, not referencing it.
> >> >
> >> >> Would you mind inform how to set Name of Function in Random
> >> function?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks. Xgan
> >> >>
> >> >>
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