Author: sebb Date: Thu May 7 15:30:46 2009 New Revision: 772678 URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=772678&view=rev Log: Docs
Modified: jakarta/jmeter/trunk/xdocs/usermanual/best-practices.xml jakarta/jmeter/trunk/xdocs/usermanual/component_reference.xml jakarta/jmeter/trunk/xdocs/usermanual/functions.xml Modified: jakarta/jmeter/trunk/xdocs/usermanual/best-practices.xml URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/jakarta/jmeter/trunk/xdocs/usermanual/best-practices.xml?rev=772678&r1=772677&r2=772678&view=diff ============================================================================== --- jakarta/jmeter/trunk/xdocs/usermanual/best-practices.xml (original) +++ jakarta/jmeter/trunk/xdocs/usermanual/best-practices.xml Thu May 7 15:30:46 2009 @@ -89,7 +89,13 @@ <note>Please note that matching is case-sensitive.</note> -</p><!--TODO: Describe how to use this to record against one server[name] +</p> +<p> +If JMeter does not record any samples, check that the brower really is using the proxy. +If the browser works OK even if JMeter is not running, then the browser cannot be using the proxy. +Some browsers ignore proxy settings for localhost or 128.0.0.1; try using the local hostname or IP instead. +</p> +<!--TODO: Describe how to use this to record against one server[name] and run against another. Actually, this particular example may be beter for the HTTP Request Defaults... a good similar example for the variables is http vs. https.--> <!--TODO: Hey! We need to mention that https is not supported and how to work around that!--> Modified: jakarta/jmeter/trunk/xdocs/usermanual/component_reference.xml URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/jakarta/jmeter/trunk/xdocs/usermanual/component_reference.xml?rev=772678&r1=772677&r2=772678&view=diff ============================================================================== --- jakarta/jmeter/trunk/xdocs/usermanual/component_reference.xml (original) +++ jakarta/jmeter/trunk/xdocs/usermanual/component_reference.xml Thu May 7 15:30:46 2009 @@ -4371,8 +4371,11 @@ To check if this is the case, try stopping the proxy. If the browser still downloads pages, then it was not sending requests via the proxy. Double-check the browser options. -In particular check that the browser is not set to "Bypass proxy server for local addresses" +If you are trying to record from a server running on the same host, +then check that the browser is not set to "Bypass proxy server for local addresses" (this example is from IE7, but there will be similar options for other browsers). +If JMeter does not record browser URLs such as http://localhost/ or http://128.0.0.1/, +try using the non-loopback hostname or IP address, e.g. http://myhost/ or http://192.168.0.2/. </p> <p><b>Handling of HTTP Request Defaults</b></p> Modified: jakarta/jmeter/trunk/xdocs/usermanual/functions.xml URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/jakarta/jmeter/trunk/xdocs/usermanual/functions.xml?rev=772678&r1=772677&r2=772678&view=diff ============================================================================== --- jakarta/jmeter/trunk/xdocs/usermanual/functions.xml (original) +++ jakarta/jmeter/trunk/xdocs/usermanual/functions.xml Thu May 7 15:30:46 2009 @@ -214,8 +214,14 @@ <p> JMeter provides a tool to help you construct function calls for various built-in functions, which you can then copy-paste. -It will not automatically escape values for you, since functions can be parameters to other functions, and you should only escape values you intend as literal.</p> - +It will not automatically escape values for you, since functions can be parameters to other functions, and you should only escape values you intend as literal. +</p> +<note> +If a string contains a backslash('\') and also contains a function or variable reference, the backslash will be removed if +it appears before '$' or ',' or '\'. +This behaviour is necessary to allow for nested functions that include commas or the string ${. +Backslashes before '$' or ',' or '\' are not removed if the string does not contain a function or variable reference. +</note> <p> <b>The value of a variable or function can be reported</b> using the <a href="#__logn">__logn()</a> function. The __logn() function reference can be used anywhere in the test plan after the variable has been defined. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: jmeter-dev-unsubscr...@jakarta.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: jmeter-dev-h...@jakarta.apache.org