The browser itsself doesn't need to parse each of the values, it just happens that that string is in the <a href=""> on each page, and the webserver (tomcat/apache) parses it out. I'm sending an attachment to your address (not to group), thanks.
-Chris -----Original Message----- From: Mike Stover To: JMeter Users List; Chris Wopat Sent: 7/29/02 9:58 PM Subject: Re: dynamic sessions I guess I'm wondering how the browser deals with that string. How can it grab just one of the values? Can you send some of the HTML so I can see how this string is being used in forms and links? -Mike --- Chris Wopat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, I've been searching over the archives but > haven't quite found the > solution to my 'problem'. I am testing an > application which gives a new > session id for each new log-in. > > However, the sesionID is not a standard name/value > pair, instead we have ONE > name/value pair which holds all of the information > (userid, sessionid, > screentype, blah blah). It looks something like > this: > > val=userID=25&sessionID=6938&messageType=2&messageSubType=0&originatingP ageT > ype=0 > > Notice that it LOOKS like a string of name/value > pairs, but really they're > all a part of the master 'val' name. I'd imagine > you're wondering why this > is done; it's because in production we encrypt the > url and it looks like our > developers took the cheap way out on it :) > > Anyhow, it seems that I need to parse the string > after 'ourval=' and grab > the 'sessionID' out of it when JMeter logs in. The > next page is a form which > actually passes the name/value pair of 'sessionID', > along with much other > (static) information. I've tried adding > 'sessionID=.*' in the http request, > but it's a no go. > > Assertions don't seem to do much for me either, as > from what I can tell they > will just complain if it doesnt see something in the > url/text. > > I've captured a sequence of pages into JMeter using > the http proxy method, > but they don't do me much good if I cannot set the > appropriate sessionID. > > Thanks, > Chris > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ===== Mike Stover Apache JMeter developer Contact Info: Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo Instant Messenger: mstover_ya ICQ: 152975688 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
