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SilkTest
®
2006 Release 2
Getting Started: A Tutorial
 
Borland Software Corporation20450 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 800Cupertino, California 95014 USAhttp://www.borland.comBorland Software Corporation may have patents and/or pending patent applications covering subjectmatter in this document. Please refer to the product CD or the About dialog box for the list of applicablepatents. The furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents.Copyright © 1992-2007 Borland Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries. All Borland brand andproduct names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Borland Software Corporation in the UnitedStates and other countries. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.January 2007PDF
 
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introducing SilkTest 5
The Benefits of Automated Testing. . . . . . . . 5Understanding SilkTest Basics . . . . . . . . . . 7SilkTest Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Understanding the Testing Methodology . . . . 15SilkTest File Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Exploring the SilkTest Window . . . . . . . . . 20Using SilkTest with Web Applications . . . . . 21
Chapter 2 Preparing to Usethis Tutorial 25
Setting up to Test Web Applications . . . . . . 26Becoming Familiar with the Web Application Under Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Setting Up to Test Client/Server Applications. . 37Becoming Familiar with the Client/Server ApplicationUnder Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Chapter 3 Planning a TestingStrategy 53
What is a SilkTest Testplan? . . . . . . . . . . 54Understanding the SilkTest Testplan Editor. . . 55Creating a Testplan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Defining and Associating Attributes . . . . . . 63
Chapter 4 Capturing Your Application 69
The Test Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Creating a Test Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76The Window Declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Windows that Precede the Main Window . . . 81Testing DefaultBaseState . . . . . . . . . . . 85Tags and Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Chapter 5 Creating Testcases 91
Guidelines for Creating Testcases . . . . . . . 92Recording a Testcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Linking Scripts and Testcases to a Testplan . . 99Recording from a Testplan . . . . . . . . . . .102Exploring the Connections: Testplans, Scripts andTestcases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107Examining the Structure of a 4TestStatement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109Understanding How the Recovery SystemWorks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Chapter 6 Running Testcases 113
Options for Running Testcases from aTestplan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Running a Single Testcase from a Testplan . .114Running All Testcases in a Testplan . . . . . .116Running Marked Tests in a Testplan . . . . . .116
Chapter 7 Reviewing andReporting Test Results 121
The Results File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122Exploring Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123Introducing an Error in a Testcase . . . . . . .123Viewing an Error in a Testcase . . . . . . . . .125Using the Difference Viewer . . . . . . . . . .127Generating Pass/Fail Reports . . . . . . . . .129
Chapter 8 Testing Databases 133
Overview of DBTester . . . . . . . . . . . . .133Running the Sample Testcase . . . . . . . . .135Switching from the Access database to the textdatabase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140Restoring the Sample Database . . . . . . . .141
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