to really spider a website completely, a different tool should be used. there are link checker tools out there, so maybe that will fit your needs.
peter On 7/20/05, Michael Stover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If that is your literal test script, then the reason it doesn't work is > because the HTTP HTML Link Parser is looking for a previous response > from which to parse the path info. Since you only have one sampler, > there is no previous response the first time, and so the path value (.*) > is not replaced, and therefore you get a 404. And you keep getting 404 > because the link parser doesn't find a link in the 404 response either. > > You need at least one sampler to hit a page first so the link parser has > something to work with. > > Furthermore, I think you'll be disappointed in your attempt to make a > spider. The reason is that the link parser does not store up links it > finds in a stack or any other data structure. Therefore, it follows one > path through your app until it runs into a dead end, or a link that > doesn't work, and thereafter all you get are errors. If someone really > wanted JMeter to spider effectively, some coding work needs to be done > on these components. > > And lastly, the HTML Link parser is just so incredibly old and decrepit > code, that I have little confidence in it. For what that's worth. I > think the access log sampler would serve you better. > > -Mike > > On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 11:28 +0200, Christian Baumgartner wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I've searched the List about the HTTP LINK PARSER, but cannot find an answer > > to my problem. > > > > The usual structure should be (as i saw in other posts): > > > > TEST PLAN > > > > THREAD GROUP > > HTTP REQUEST (domain: www.mydomain.com; path: .* > > HTTP HTML LINK PARSER > > > > VIEW RESULTS TREE > > > > Well as result i always geht a 404 Error Page not found because of URL > > www.mydomain.com/.* > > So I suggest that the regex doesn't function in path (we had that already in > > another post). > > > > Now I just want to ask, if someone could give a really simple explanation > > how to use the > > HTTP HTML LINK PARSER correctly. > > > > Beside my actual Task: > > I shoult test stress test tools, creating a SIMPLE spider that crawls > > through a Web Site and records > > the times, for each URL it finds. > > Further it should just regocnize links for a spezific domain and URL > > pattern, but thats another problem. > > > > Hope someone can help me out there. > > > > Thanks Chris > > > > For answers please write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
