Vernon, This appears to be very helpful.
However after I performed the steps in the directions I got an alert with the info " A runtime error has occured. Do you wish to debug? Line 589: Error 'cached text' is null or not an object " and after that the test halts. Any suggestions as to what this might be? I also could not get these directions to work at all in Firefox. I thought selenium was browser agnostic. Thanks, Nate ----- Original Message ----- From: "vernon viles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "selenium users" <selenium-users@lists.public.thoughtworks.org> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 1:22 PM Subject: [Selenium-users] HOW TO: Testing remote sites with Selenium andInternet Explorer > Hi All, > > Here is a how to for people that are just starting > with selenium and want to get up and running quickly > with Internet Explorer. Feel free to modify this howto > in any way you see fit and use it any way you want. It > is mostly just a very simple compilation of what has > already been discussed in posts in one way or another. > > Cheers > > Vernon > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Testing remote sites with Selenium and Internet Explorer > - A quick HOW TO for dummies by Vernon Viles. > > Most of the information for this how to was drawn from posts by > Jason R. Huggins and has simply been compiled into a guide to > get you up and running quickly. > > > What to expect by following these steps: > > By following this how to you will be able to test remote websites > from a windows computer using the Internet Explorer(IE) web browser > and the test files that you create. This is very easy to set up and > overcomes the problem of not being able to test remote sites due to > the built in javascript security features of web browsers. It does > not require you to change any settings of your browser. This how to > only applies to testing with the Internet Explorer browser and may > not work on future versions of IE. It has been tested to work with > IE 6 and should also work with previous versions. > > Steps: > > 1. Download the latest release of selenium. This doesn't need to be > a special development version, just the normal zip file available > from the selenium website. At time of writing this file was located > here: > > URL: http://selenium.thoughtworks.com/download.html > Filename: selenium-0.6.0.zip > > 2. Unzip the file to a place on the hard disk of the same windows > computer from which you wish to do testing from (this doesn't have > to be the same computer that hosts the website you wish to test). > > For the purposes of this how to the zip file will be extracted to > the C: drive resulting in the folder C:\selenium being created. > > 3. Make a copy of the file named C:\selenium\TestRunner.hta and > name it MyTestRunner.hta (or any other appropriate name, but make > sure it has the extension .hta) An hta file is simply an html file, > but the extension ".hta" means that when navigated to, IE will not > apply the same strict security measures. This file defines the > layout of your testing gui and is what you point your browser to > in order to start testing. > > 4. Open your newly created MyTestRunner.hta file and edit the "src" > attribute of the line: > > <iframe name="testSuiteFrame" id="testSuiteFrame" src="./tests/TestSuite.html"> > > so that it reads: > > <iframe name="testSuiteFrame" id="testSuiteFrame" src="./tests/MyTestSuite.html"> > > (again you can choose a different name to MyTestSuite if you wish) > > > 5. Go to "C:\selenium\tests" and make a copy of the file named > TestSuite.html and name it MyTestSuite.html (or whatever name you > chose in step 4). > > 6. Open up the file MyTestSuite.html that you just created. This > file contains a table of the tests that are part of this suite. > Because you want to perform your own tests, edit this table to > contain the names of the tests you would like to perform and the > links to where those tests can be found. For this example we will > remove all entries in the table (EXCEPT the first title row) and > create the row: > > <tr><td><a href="./Test1.html">Test1</a></td></tr> > > so the table should now look like this: > > ... > <tbody> > <tr><td><b>Test Suite</b></td></tr> > <tr><td><a href="./Test1.html">Test1</a></td></tr> > </tbody> > ... > > 7. You are now ready to create your first test. The easiest way > to start is to simply make a copy of the file named > GoogleTestSearch.html and call it Test1.html. This file represents > a single test that goes to the google website and performs a > search. Later you can come back and modify this test to go to the > web site you wish to test and perform your own tests. Please refer > to the Selenium homepage for a reference of the commands that you > can use. > > 8. Open up Internet Explorer and type the following into the > address bar: > > C:\selenium\MyTestRunner.hta > > This should open up a window with your test suite on the left, your > test in the middle and controls on the right. The lower frame holds > what the browser is navigating as the tests are performed. Click > "All" or "Selected" and the test will begin running. Thats it! > You've now performed your first test. Please note that this test > may pass or fail, you should see rows in the test table being > highlighted as the test is being performed and some or all rows > being coloured green for passes and some or all rows being coloured > pink for fails. If you do not see the test being performed and it > seems to get "stuck" on a row then something has gone wrong with > your set up. > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > _______________________________________________ > Selenium-users mailing list > Selenium-users@lists.public.thoughtworks.org > http://lists.public.thoughtworks.org/mailman/listinfo/selenium-users > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 10/21/2005 _______________________________________________ Selenium-users mailing list Selenium-users@lists.public.thoughtworks.org http://lists.public.thoughtworks.org/mailman/listinfo/selenium-users
