Adrian, Thank you for you answer.
I'm looking for a way not to specify the default folder at all, even without variable. Adrian Speteanu wrote: > > Hi Andrey, > > I've encountered you're situation as well in different circumstances: > > I have to test something like > http://localServer1:port1/folder1/<various actions i want to test> > However, the programmers change localServer1 and folder1 ALL THE > TIME due to the various branches of the application. > > Therefore, when I record the test plan with the Proxy Server, > - add User Defined Variable in the test plan or in the workbench > (doesn't matter) > |- add a variable like basePath = "folder1" > > Now, all the samples recorded are like: > http://${server}:${port}/${basePath}/<whatever needs to be tested> - > note that the proxy server substitutes actual text found in the > requests from the browsers with the variable that has such a value... > therefore, I figure out all the variables I need to use in the test > script and when I record I make sure I have them all in the User > Defined Variable with the correct value. > > From now on, when a new branch of the application is launched, they > change the folder1 to folderX and I only have to change one variable. > This makes things a lot easier then to edit all samples with a text > editor (or manually). > > Don't know if this is what you were looking for, but I doubt there is > a better way than this. > > > On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Andrey Simonov<[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> That's how the default works - if the sampler path field is empty, the >>> default is used, otherwise the path is used. >> >> Well, that's where we've started! >> >> Quote from the first thread: >> >>> >> >> So is there any way not to specify folder1/folder2 all the >>> time? >> >> >> >> sebb-2-2 wrote: >>> >>> On 18/08/2009, Andrey Simonov <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> > What did you expect to happen? >>>> > What actually happened? >>>> >>>> >>>> 1. I've created HTTP Req Def element to Test Plan >>>> 2. Entered Server Name and server port >>>> 3. Entered Default folder "/folder1/" >>>> >>>> Then I've created a HTTP sampler with the following details: >>>> >>>> blank server name >>>> blank server port >>>> folder = /folder2/page >>>> >>>> The actual HTTP request was: >>>> >>>> server:port/folder2/page >>>> >>>> I was expecting the request to be: >>>> >>>> sever:port/folder1/folder2/page >>>> >>> >>> Thanks for the clear description. >>> >>> That's how the default works - if the sampler path field is empty, the >>> default is used, otherwise the path is used. >>> >>> This is the same behaviour as for the host field - e.g. if the default >>> host is "hostA", and the sampler has the host "hostB" you would not >>> expect the sampler to try to contact "hostAhostB". >>> >>> Of course, the path is different from the host, port and protocol >>> fields, and it would be possible to combine the default with the >>> current sampler and get a sensible value. >>> >>> However, that's not the way original code was designed (before my time). >>> >>>> >>>> sebb-2-2 wrote: >>>> > >>>> > On 18/08/2009, Andrey Simonov <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> > Yes, try it. >>>> >> >>>> >> I have tried it, it did not work. That is exactly the reason why I >>>> have >>>> >> created this post. >>>> > >>>> > Well, it works for me. Just tried it. >>>> > >>>> > What did you expect to happen? >>>> > What actually happened? >>>> > >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> sebb-2-2 wrote: >>>> >> > >>>> >> > On 18/08/2009, Andrey Simonov <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> Hello, >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> I have a question regarding HTTP Request Defaults - is there >>>> any >>>> way >>>> >> to >>>> >> >> specify a default folder in this element or anywhere else? >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> Currently only server name and port are defaulted. But all my >>>> server >>>> >> >> requests go like >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> server:port/folder1/folder2 >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> So is there any way not to specify folder1/folder2 all the >>>> time? >>>> >> > >>>> >> > Yes, try it. >>>> >> > >>>> >> >> From Help on 'HTTP Request Defaults' element: >>>> >> >> Note that the path is the default for the full path, not a >>>> prefix to >>>> >> be >>>> >> >> applied to paths specified on the HTTP Request screens. >>>> >> > >>>> >> > That means that if the default is >>>> >> > >>>> >> > /folder1/folder2 >>>> >> > >>>> >> > then a sampler which uses >>>> >> > >>>> >> > /folder7 >>>> >> > >>>> >> > will use /folder7, not /folder1/folder2/folder7 >>>> >> > >>>> >> > When in doubt, try it out. You can use the mirror server to >>>> check >>>> what >>>> >> is >>>> >> > sent. >>>> >> > >>>> >> >> -- >>>> >> >> View this message in context: >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >>>> http://www.nabble.com/HTTP-Request-Defaults---specify-default-folder-tp25028940p25028940.html >>>> >> >> Sent from the JMeter - User mailing list archive at >>>> Nabble.com. >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >> >> 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] >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> -- >>>> >> View this message in context: >>>> >> >>>> http://www.nabble.com/HTTP-Request-Defaults---specify-default-folder-tp25028940p25029424.html >>>> >> >>>> >> Sent from the JMeter - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >> 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] >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> View this message in context: >>>> http://www.nabble.com/HTTP-Request-Defaults---specify-default-folder-tp25028940p25030787.html >>>> >>>> Sent from the JMeter - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> 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] >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/HTTP-Request-Defaults---specify-default-folder-tp25028940p25039276.html >> Sent from the JMeter - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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] > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/HTTP-Request-Defaults---specify-default-folder-tp25028940p25039899.html Sent from the JMeter - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
