[wtr-general] Re: Using Watir to test AS400 mainframe AND testing strategy
What kind of terminal eimulator you are using, most of these Emulators support api/ehhlapi to interface with VB or other language for scription. Once you know that you can implement same functions in Ruby which will make your too free of cost... I had done same for our mainframe like emulator which is non standard 5250 or 3270 emulators. One of terminal emulator i know which has scripting is intelleterm http://www.distinct.com/intelliterm/intelliterm.htm which u can intregate with word excel for reporting purpose On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Bill Agee billa...@gmail.com wrote: 2. We also test a variety of browser based software this is currently done via QTP therefore strategically any move I would contemplate would demand that so far as is possible all testing should be on a single platform with a single scripting language. I think the single scripting language requirement you have may exclude this suggestion, but you might want to check out Expect - it's free and is available for Windows: http://expect.nist.gov/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expect But since Expect scripts must be written in Tcl, and Expect cannot test Windows GUI apps, it may not work in your situation. A couple of Expect workalikes written for Ruby, Perl, and Python (and maybe more?) exist, but the Ruby version (Rexpect) does not function on Windows last I checked. Not sure about the Perl and Python libraries. Thanks Bill -- Santosh Solpaurkar Software Engineer CGI Mumbai --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Watir General group. To post to this group, send email to watir-general@googlegroups.com Before posting, please read the following guidelines: http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/Support To unsubscribe from this group, send email to watir-general-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[wtr-general] Re: Using Watir to test AS400 mainframe AND testing strategy
Hi, QTP certainly does work as required but licensing costs are a major issue therefore I am trying to address the significant licensing costs associated with QTP by scoping out the benefits of Open Source tools. I understand that Watir is designed for driving Web Browsers but I had hoped that there would be an add-in a la the QTP add in to drive the green screens which are effectively the same in many respects as imputing data via a browser window. There are two other issues involved 1. We have a large number of Winrunner Scripts that will need to move to a new platform we have looked at WinQuick which is not 100% and this again makes me seek another alternative. 2. We also test a variety of browser based software this is currently done via QTP therefore strategically any move I would contemplate would demand that so far as is possible all testing should be on a single platform with a single scripting language. Id be grateful to hear if others are in a similar situation and how this is being approached. Best Regards David Alister Scott wrote: Watir purely drives web browsers. From my understanding there are tools that dynamically convert green screen apps to web apps, but these are rather costly and your organization would need to decide on this strategic direction for your apps. Is QTP not working as required? Or are you after an open source/ cheaper option? Some people on this list may be able to give insight on what other open source tools to consider. Cheers, Alister Scott http://watirmelon.wordpress.com/ On Feb 7, 8:56 pm, David Jamison david.jamis...@ntlworld.com wrote: Hi all, I am trying to find out if there is a way of testing green screens on an AS400? We are currently using QTP with the terminal emulator add-in to preform this task. Many Thanks David --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Watir General group. To post to this group, send email to watir-general@googlegroups.com Before posting, please read the following guidelines: http://wiki.openqa.org/display/WTR/Support To unsubscribe from this group, send email to watir-general-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
