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Here is an example of how you could you an array to execute repetitive selenium commands like selenium.IsElementPresent or selenium.Click.
I use Excel to store the test data and keep all the excel files in a share drive for others to use the same file. I was getting the following error when I was trying to run my selenium C# scripts using NUnit.
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException : An error occurred initializing the VBA libraries (112).
The reason for this issue is because of wrong path I specified in my selenium script to open the excel file. Once I changed the path; the selenium script was able to access the test data and exception was resolved.
When loading a test project from a network drive, Visual Studio builds the projects fine, but when running the test project Visual Studio shows the error:
“Error loading \\\XYZ\Main\XYZ.Framework.Test\bin\Debug\XYZ.Framework.Test.dll: Could not load file or assembly ‘file:///Z:\Projects\XYZ\Main\XYZ.Framework.Test\bin\Debug\XYZ.Framework.Test.dll’ or one of its dependencies. Operation is not supported. (Exception from HRESULT: 0×80131515)” in the output window and does not continue.
Selenium-Grid allows the Selenium-RC solution to scale for large test suites or test suites that must be run in multiple environments. With Selenium-Grid, multiple instances of Selenium-RC are running on various operating system and browser configurations. Each of these when launching register with a hub. When tests are sent to the hub they are then redirected to an available Selenium-RC, which will launch the browser and run the test. This allows for running tests in parallel, with the entire test suite theoretically taking only as long to run as the longest individual test.
Software applications today are written as web-based applications to be run in an Internet browser. The effectiveness of testing these applications varies widely among companies and organizations. In an era of continuously improving software processes, such as eXtreme programming (XP) and Agile, it can be argued that disciplined testing and quality assurance practices are still underdeveloped in many organizations. Software testing is often conducted manually. At times, this is effective; however there are alternatives to manual testing that many organizations are unaware of, or lack the skills to perform. Utilizing these alternatives would in most cases greatly improve the efficiency of their
software development by adding efficiencies to their testing.
Is automation always advantageous? When should one decide to automate test cases?
It is not always advantageous to automate test cases. There are times when manual testing may be more appropriate. For instance, if the application’s user interface will change considerably in the near future, then any automation would need to be rewritten. Also, sometimes there simply is not enough time to build test automation. For the short term, manual testing may be more effective. If an application has a very tight deadline, there is currently no test automation available, and it’s imperative that the testing get done within that time frame, then manual testing is the best solution.
