QTP FAQ 9

Q.86 Can any body expalin me the differences between a reusable and a external action with example?

Reusable action:An action that can be called multiple times by the test with which it is stored(the local test) as well as by other tests....

External action: A reusable action stored in another test.....

Q.87How to record and identify recurrsive hyperlinks? I mean, I have set of links in the first page(the only page I record), on clicking each link, I navigate to next page(s), which in turn has set of hyperlinks and so on till the last page.

I think it might be a Pagination ..rite !

This can be handled with a For loop ..

for ex:Searching a entity throughout multiple pages

for i = 0 to lastpage

<your search code>

Browser("ss").page("SSS").link("Reclinknext").click

next

Q.88What are the advantages and disadvantages of global data sheet and local action sheet?

If your test script has got only one Action there is not much of a difference in choosing the datasheets , if ur test script contains different action for different functionalities then the global & local data sheet comes into picture

Q,89 Can we record an application running on a remote machine using QTP

Ya you can record remote application provided if accessing application through the local browser not through remoter like in case of citrix but still if you are unable to record then it advisable to install qtp and application on the same machine to maintain the same session.

Q.90 I need some coding help: I have a section of my application that looks up legal case numbers. So for example, I type 04TR000001 as my case number click GO and it will open the appropriate case. I have a data sheet with a parameter CASENUM and it has about 50 case numbers I now need to be able to verify the right case has opened. There is a bunch of case header information that comes up when a case is opened. It includes for example: -------------------------------------------------------------------- LAKE IN THE HILLS VS. RUBONO, MICHAEL(04TR000001) Type:Traffic (TR) Filing Date: 02/28/2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------- I tried doing a simple text checkpoint comparision of CASENUM to the text inbetween the parenthesis. LAKE IN THE HILLS VS. However, that entire first line is not simply text, it is a complex web object called LAKE IN THE HILLS VS. Inside that web object is a property called INNERTEXT. This contains the entire first line of that text in the header I listed above. I need to: 1) Retrieve the innertext from the object, getting only the text inside the parentheses. 2) Compare that text to the current CASENUM. 3) If the texts are equal, log the test as PASSED, if NOT log them as FAIL. I could use some assistance in all three.

For this to do , u have to use the "GETROproperty" of the link.sotre it in a string and compare it with the CASENUM.

Since i dont know the page name ,browser name , i will leave empty.

Code:

Dim st

st=Browser(" ").page(" ").webelement("LAKE IN THE HILLS VS.").getRoProperty("innertext")

if (instr(st,CASENUM) > 0) then

msgbox "PASSED"

else

msgbox "Failed"

end if

here I gave msgbox to display them, u convert them according to ur application.

Onething important here is the getRO property.

Q.91 How can we validate any date format like todays date(02/15/06)?

HITHIS BELOW CODE IS FOR VALIDATING TODAYS DATEJUST COPY AND PASTE IN EXPERT VIEW. AND RUN.AS DATE CHAGES EVERY DAY IT GIVES THE CORRECT DATE.Function todaydate'Return current monthCurr_Month = Month(Now)a=len(Curr_Month)If a=1 ThenCurr_Month = "0"&Curr_MonthEnd If'Return current dateCurr_Day = Day(Now)b=len(Curr_Day)If b=1 ThenCurr_Day = "0"&Curr_DayEnd If'Return current yearCurr_Year =Year(Now)c=Len(Curr_Year)If c=4 ThenCurr_Year = Right (Curr_Year, 2)End If todaydate = Curr_Month&"/" & Curr_Day &"/" & Curr_YearEnd Function 'Function callmsgbox todaydateGOOD LUCKVIDYA

Q.93 Can we mask a Code In .vbs file so that it is not viewable to others?

VBS file is visible in notepad only not in QTP. we can?add .vbs files in QTP, test menu->setting->Resource Tab.

Q.94 How does Parameterization and Data-Driving relate to each other in QTP?

To datadrive we have to parameterize.i.e. we have to make the constant value as parameter, so that in each iteraration(cycle) it takes a value that is supplied in run-time datatable. Through parameterization only we can drive a transaction(action) with different sets of data. You know running the script with the same set of data several times is not suggestable, & it's also of no use.

Q.95 How can I get text on the object? what command can I close the web application?

To get the text from the object we can use

getRoProperty.

Ex:

Window("Flight Reservation").WinEdit("Name:").GetROProperty("text")

To Close the Web application we can use

Browser("Google").Close

Q.96 How do you export object repository?

To export the object repository [OR] follow the below navigation.

in the Menu bar select

Tools (option) >object repository .Then u can view

OR .and some more detalis about object repository which consists of

1.Logical name: the name that Quick Test assigns to the object

2.Class: The class of the object

3.Find:By clicking on this u can find a property or value of object

4.Replace:here u can modify a property or value of object

5.Add/Remove property:which lists the properties that can be used to

identify the object

6.object spy:using this u can view the properties of any object in an

open window

7.Enable smart identification:indicates whether or not Quick Test uses

smart identification to identify the object

during the test run if it is not able to

identify the object using the test object

description.

Q.97 How to import data for data driven test?

DataTable.ImportSheet(FileName, SheetSource, SheetDest) FileName (String): The full path of the Excel table from which you want to import a sheet. SheetSource (Variant): The name or index of the sheet in the file that you want to import. Index values begin with 1. SheetDest (Variant): The name or index of the sheet in the Data Table that you want to replace with the SheetSource. Index values begin with 1. Example The following example uses the ImportSheet method to import the first sheet of the name.xls table to the name sheet in the test's run-time Data Table. DataTable.ImportSheet "C: ame.xls" ,1 ,"name"

Q.98 How many ways we can parameterize data in QTP? –

There are four types of parameters: Test, action or component parameters enable you to use values passed from your test or component, or values from other actions in your test. Data Table parameters enable you to create a data-driven test (or action) that runs several times using the data you supply. In each repetition, or iteration, Quick Test uses a different value from the Data Table. Environment variable parameters enable you to use variable values from other sources during the run session. These may be values you supply, or values that Quick Test generates for you based on conditions and options you choose. Random number parameters enable you to insert random numbers as values in your test or component. For example, to check how your application handles small and large ticket orders, you can have Quick Test generate a random number and insert it in a number of tickets edit field.

Q.99How to get the column count and column name from resultset in database connction program?

i am giveing examples so that u can under sand easily.

1).example for recordcount

Set dbconn=createobject("adodb.connection")
dbconn.open "dsn=xxx"

Set objRecordset=createobject("ADODB.Recordset")
objRecordset.open "select * from logintable",dbconn,1,3

msgbox objRecordset.recordcount

2).for field names

For each x in objRecordset.fields
msgbox (x.name)
Next

Q.100How to call an external aand built-in-function in a script using VB script statements?

Built-in-functions:

dim myleftname

myleftname = "Vinothkumar"

msgbox left(myleftname,6)

External Functions ;

This requires the user to add the library in the Test >> settings >> Resources and call this lib

ex: mylib.vbs

function hi()

dim myleftname

myleftname = "Vinothkumar"

msgbox left(myleftname,6)

End function

In QTP call like this;

hi

"call" command is optional.

Q.101What are envirnment variables in qtp?

There are two types of environment variables

1)Builtin

2)User defined