Table Of ContentHP QuickTest Professional .NET Add-in Extensibility
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Table of Contents
Welcome to This Guide.........................................................................7
How This Guide Is Organized...............................................................8
Who Should Read This Guide.............................................................10
QuickTest Professional Online Documentation.................................10
Additional Online Resources...............................................................12
Typographical Conventions................................................................14
Chapter 1: Introducing QuickTest Professional .NET Add-in
Extensibility.....................................................................................15
Understanding .NET Add-in Extensibility..........................................16
Using the .NET Windows Forms Spy..................................................18
Understanding Coding Options: .NET DLL and XML........................19
Understanding Custom Server Run-Time Contexts...........................20
Understanding Test Object Mapping..................................................22
Chapter 2: Installing the QuickTest Professional .NET Add-in
Extensibility SDK.............................................................................23
About Installing the QuickTest Professional .NET Add-in
Extensibility SDK............................................................................24
Before You Install................................................................................25
Installing the QuickTest Professional .NET Add-in Extensibility
SDK..................................................................................................25
Repairing the QuickTest Professional .NET Add-in Extensibility
SDK Installation..............................................................................27
Uninstalling the QuickTest Professional .NET Add-in Extensibility
SDK..................................................................................................28
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Chapter 3: Using a .NET DLL to Extend Support for a
Custom Control...............................................................................29
About Using a .NET DLL to Extend Support for a Custom Control...30
Creating a Custom Server....................................................................30
Using the XML Configuration Segment.............................................36
Implementing Test Record for a Custom Control Using the
.NET DLL.........................................................................................36
Implementing Test Run for a Custom Control Using the
.NET DLL.........................................................................................41
Running Code under Application Under Test from the
QuickTest Context..........................................................................43
API Overview.......................................................................................44
Chapter 4: Using an XML File to Extend Support for a
Custom Control47
About Using an XML File to Extend Support for a Custom Control.48
Understanding the Control Definition XML File...............................48
Example of a Control Definition XML File.........................................51
Chapter 5: Using Test Object Configuration Files..............................53
About Using Test Object Configuration Files.....................................53
Guidelines for Implementing Test Object Configuration Files..........54
Understanding the Test Object Configuration File............................58
Deploying the Test Object Configuration File....................................60
Chapter 6: Configuring QuickTest to Use the Custom Server...........61
About Configuring QuickTest to Use the Custom Server...................61
Understanding the QuickTest System Windows Forms
Configuration File...........................................................................62
Chapter 7: Tutorial - Step-by-Step Basic Example..............................67
Creating a New Custom Server Project...............................................68
Implementing Test Record Logic........................................................71
Implementing Test Run Logic.............................................................72
Configuring QuickTest Professional...................................................73
Testing the Custom Server..................................................................76
Understanding the TrackBarSrv.cs File...............................................76
Chapter 8: Tutorial - Advanced Example............................................79
Toolbar Example.................................................................................79
Understanding the ToolBarSrv.cs File.................................................87
Index....................................................................................................91
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Welcome to This Guide
Welcome to QuickTest Professional .NET Add-in Extensibility.
QuickTest Professional .NET Add-in Extensibility is an SDK (Software
Development Kit) package that enables you to support testing applications
using third-party and custom .NET controls that are not supported out-of-
the-box by the QuickTest Professional .NET Add-in.
This chapter includes:
➤ How This Guide Is Organized onpage8
➤ Who Should Read This Guide onpage10
➤ QuickTest Professional Online Documentation onpage10
➤ Additional Online Resources onpage12
➤ Typographical Conventions onpage14
➤ Typographical Conventions onpage14
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Welcome to This Guide
How This Guide Is Organized
This guide explains how to set up and use QuickTest Professional .NET
Add-in Extensibility to extend QuickTest support for third-party and custom
.NET controls.
This guide assumes you are familiar with QuickTest functionality and should
be used together with the QuickTest Professional .NET Add-in Extensibility API
Reference provided in online Help format with the SDK installation (Start >
Programs > QuickTest Professional > Extensibility > Documentation > .NET
Add-in Extensibility Help). These documents should also be used in
conjunction with the HPQuickTest Professional User’s Guide, the .NET section
of the HPQuickTest Professional Add-ins Guide, and the HPQuickTest
Professional Object Model Reference. These guides can be accessed online by
choosing Help > QuickTest Professional Help from the QuickTest main
window.
This guide contains:
Chapter 1 Introducing QuickTest Professional .NET Add-in Extensibility
Explains the concepts of extending support to custom .NET controls.
Chapter 2 Installing the QuickTest Professional .NET Add-in Extensibility SDK
Explains how to install the QuickTest .NET Add-in Extensibility SDK and
what the SDK contains.
Chapter 3 Using a .NET DLL to Extend Support for a Custom Control
Explains how to extend support for a custom control using a .NET DLL.
Chapter 4 Using an XML File to Extend Support for a Custom Control
Explains how to extend support for a custom control using an XML file.
Chapter 5 Using Test Object Configuration Files
Explains how to use test object configuration files to enable additional
functionality for custom methods and properties.
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Chapter 6 Configuring QuickTest to Use the Custom Server
Explains how to configure QuickTest to use the Custom Server and describes
the configuration file format.
Chapter 7 Tutorial - Step-by-Step Basic Example
Provides instructions and leads you step-by-step through the process of
creating custom support for a control.
Chapter 8 Tutorial - Advanced Example
Provides instructions for creating custom support for a control that requires
more complex support implementation.
Note: The information, examples, and screen captures in this guide focus
specifically on working with QuickTest tests. However, much of the
information applies equally to components.
Business components and scripted components are part of HP Business
Process Testing, which utilizes a keyword-driven methodology for testing
applications. For more information, see the HPQuickTest Professional User’s
Guide and the HPQuickTest Professional for Business Process Testing User’s
Guide.
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Welcome to This Guide
Who Should Read This Guide
This guide is intended for programmers, QA engineers, systems analysts,
system designers, and technical managers who want to extend QuickTest
support for .NET custom controls.
To use this guide, you should be familiar with:
➤ Major QuickTest features and functionality
➤ QuickTest Professional Object Model
➤ QuickTest Professional .NET Add-in
➤ .NET Programming in C# or Visual Basic
➤ XML (basic knowledge)
QuickTest Professional Online Documentation
QuickTest Professional includes the following online documentation:
Readme provides the latest news and information about QuickTest. Choose
Start > Programs > QuickTest Professional > Readme.
QuickTest Professional Installation Guide explains how to install and set up
QuickTest. Choose Help > Printer-Friendly Documentation > HPQuickTest
Professional Installation Guide.
QuickTest Professional Tutorial teaches you basic QuickTest skills and shows
you how to design tests for your applications. Choose Help > HPQuickTest
Professional Tutorial.
Product Feature Movies provide an overview and step-by-step instructions
describing how to use selected QuickTest features. Choose Help > Product
Feature Movies.
Printer-Friendly Documentation displays the complete documentation set in
Adobe portable document format (PDF). Online books can be viewed and
printed using Adobe Reader, which can be downloaded from the Adobe Web
site (http://www.adobe.com). Choose Help > Printer-Friendly Documentation.
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