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PeterHarding at 03:23, 15 July 2008

2008-07-15T03:23:17Z

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	Expresses the interaction as a sequence of URL calls. URL based scripts need to incorporate explicit logic to maintain state where required by the application - examples of this would be embedded page serial numbers or other form data expected by the application at the next (POST) operation.		Expresses the interaction as a sequence of URL calls. URL based scripts need to incorporate explicit logic to maintain state where required by the application - examples of this would be embedded page serial numbers or other form data expected by the application at the next (POST) operation.

	==~~References~~==		==Discussion==

	See http://www.allinterview.com/showanswers/28156.html		See http://www.allinterview.com/showanswers/28156.html

PeterHarding: /* URL based recording: */

2008-07-15T03:22:53Z

URL based recording:

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	==URL based recording:==		==URL based recording:==

	Expresses the interaction as a sequence of URL calls.		Expresses the interaction as a sequence of URL calls. URL based scripts need to incorporate explicit logic to maintain state where required by the application - examples of this would be embedded page serial numbers or other form data expected by the application at the next (POST) operation.

			==References==

	See http://www.allinterview.com/showanswers/28156.html		See http://www.allinterview.com/showanswers/28156.html

PeterHarding: /* HTML based recording: */

2008-07-15T03:18:27Z

HTML based recording:

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	==HTML based recording:==		==HTML based recording:==

	~~Captures~~ the context of the HTML interaction and ~~automatically~~ attempts to correlate with the last page received to reduce the amount of customized programming required in the script.		HTML based recording is context sensitive. In this mode the LoadRunner engine captures the context of the HTML interaction and attempts to automatically correlate with the last page received to reduce the amount of customized programming required in the script.

	==URL based recording:==		==URL based recording:==

PeterHarding: /* What is the Difference Between HTML and URL Based Recording? */

2008-07-15T03:16:21Z

What is the Difference Between HTML and URL Based Recording?

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	=What is the Difference Between HTML and URL Based Recording?=		=What is the Difference Between HTML and URL Based Recording?=

			==HTML based recording:==

			Captures the context of the HTML interaction and automatically attempts to correlate with the last page received to reduce the amount of customized programming required in the script.

			==URL based recording:==

			Expresses the interaction as a sequence of URL calls.


	See http://www.allinterview.com/showanswers/28156.html		See http://www.allinterview.com/showanswers/28156.html

PeterHarding: /* Capturing a Downloaded File */

2008-07-15T03:12:34Z

Capturing a Downloaded File

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	<pre>		<pre>
			//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	int WriteDataToFile(char szFileName, const char szBuf, int len)		int WriteDataToFile(char szFileName, const char szBuf, int len)
	{		{
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	return LR_FAIL;		return LR_FAIL;
	}		}


	fwrite(szBuf, len, 1, hFile);		fwrite(szBuf, len, 1, hFile);
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	return LR_PASS;		return LR_PASS;
	}		}

			//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	Action()		Action()
	{		{
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	return 0;		return 0;
	}		}

			//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	</pre>		</pre>
	See http://motevich.blogspot.com/2007/10/loadrunner-save-download-file-server.html		See http://motevich.blogspot.com/2007/10/loadrunner-save-download-file-server.html

PeterHarding: /* Capturing a Downloaded File */

2008-07-15T03:12:03Z

Capturing a Downloaded File

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	e.g.		e.g.

	<pre># int WriteDataToFile(char szFileName, const char szBuf, int len)		<pre>
	# {		int WriteDataToFile(char szFileName, const char szBuf, int len)
	# int hFile;		{
	#		int hFile;
	# hFile = fopen(szFileName,"wb");
	#		hFile = fopen(szFileName,"wb");
	~~# if (hFile == NULL)~~
	~~# {~~
	~~# lr_error_message("Could't create or open the file: %s", szFileName);~~
	~~# return LR_FAIL;~~
	~~# }~~
	#

	# ~~fwrite~~(~~szBuf, len, 1,~~ hFile);		if (hFile == NULL)
	# ~~fclose~~(~~hFile~~);		{
	#		lr_error_message("Could't create or open the file: %s", szFileName);
	# return ~~LR_PASS~~;		return LR_FAIL;
	# }		}
	#
	#
	~~# Action()~~
	~~# {~~
	~~# char *szBuf;~~
	~~# unsigned long nLength;~~
	#
	~~# // Function web_set_max_html_param_len sets maximum length of any HTML string,~~
	~~# // that can be retrieved and saved as a parameter~~
	~~# // So, make sure new value is greater than a size of string (in our case - file) to be captured~~
	~~# web_set_max_html_param_len("100000");~~
	#

	~~# web_reg_save_param("prmLogoImage", "LB=\r\n\r\n", "RB=", LAST);~~
	#

	# ~~web_url~~(~~"logo.gif"~~,		fwrite(szBuf, len, 1, hFile);
	~~# "URL=http://www.google.com/intl/en_ALL/images/logo.gif"~~,		fclose(hFile);
	~~# "Resource=~~1",
	~~# "RecContentType=image/gif",~~		return LR_PASS;
	~~# "Snapshot=t1.inf",~~		}
	~~# LAST~~);
	#
	# ~~lr_eval_string_ext ("{prmLogoImage~~}~~", strlen~~("{~~prmLogoImage}") /* = 14~~*~~/, &~~szBuf~~, &nLength, 0, 0,-1)~~;		Action()
	# ~~lr_output_message("Parmeter length = %d",~~nLength);		{
	#		char *szBuf;
	# ~~WriteDataToFile("C:\\LogoImage.gif"~~, ~~szBuf~~, ~~nLength~~);		unsigned long nLength;
	#
	# ~~return 0~~;		// Function web_set_max_html_param_len sets maximum length of any HTML string,
	~~# }~~		// that can be retrieved and saved as a parameter
			// So, make sure new value is greater than a size of string (in our case - file) to be captured
			web_set_max_html_param_len("100000");


			web_reg_save_param("prmLogoImage", "LB=\r\n\r\n", "RB=", LAST);


			web_url("logo.gif",
			"URL=http://www.google.com/intl/en_ALL/images/logo.gif",
			"Resource=1",
			"RecContentType=image/gif",
			"Snapshot=t1.inf",
			LAST);

			lr_eval_string_ext ("{prmLogoImage}", strlen("{prmLogoImage}") /* = 14*/, &szBuf, &nLength, 0, 0,-1);
			lr_output_message("Parmeter length = %d",nLength);

			WriteDataToFile("C:\\LogoImage.gif", szBuf, nLength);

			return 0;
			}
	</pre>		</pre>
	See http://motevich.blogspot.com/2007/10/loadrunner-save-download-file-server.html		See http://motevich.blogspot.com/2007/10/loadrunner-save-download-file-server.html

PeterHarding at 03:11, 15 July 2008

2008-07-15T03:11:12Z

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 =Capturing a Downloaded File=
-Hmmm...
+* Set up a parameter to capure the entire page returned.
 [[Category:LoadRunner]]

PeterHarding: /* Programmatically Controlling Logging */

2008-07-14T08:55:42Z

Programmatically Controlling Logging

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	lr_set_debug_message(log_profile, LR_SWITCH_OFF);		lr_set_debug_message(log_profile, LR_SWITCH_OFF);

			...
	</pre>		</pre>

PeterHarding at 08:55, 14 July 2008

2008-07-14T08:55:21Z

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	<pre>		<pre>
	double time_elapsed, duration, waste;		double time_elapsed, duration, waste;

	merc_timer_handle_t timer;		merc_timer_handle_t timer;

	lr_start_transaction("sampleTrans");		lr_start_transaction("sampleTrans");
	~~web_url("index.htm",~~
	~~"URL=http://localhost/index.htm",~~
	~~"TargetFrame=",~~
	~~"Resource=0",~~
	~~"RecContentType=text/html",~~
	~~"Referer=",~~
	~~"Snapshot=t1.inf",~~
	~~"Mode=HTML",~~
	~~LAST~~);

	~~timer~~ = ~~lr_start_timer(~~);		web_url("index.htm",
			"URL=http://localhost/index.htm",
			"TargetFrame=",
			"Resource=0",
			"RecContentType=text/html",
			"Referer=",
			"Snapshot=t1.inf",
			"Mode=HTML",
			LAST);

	~~/* Do some checks the duration of which~~		timer = lr_start_timer();

	is not to be included in the transaction. */		// Do some checks the duration of which is not to be included in the transaction.

	web_image_check("ImgCheck1",		web_image_check("ImgCheck1",
	"src=index_files/image002.jpg",		"src=index_files/image002.jpg",
	LAST);		LAST);

	web_image_check("ImgCheck2",		web_image_check("ImgCheck2",
	"src=index_files/planets.gif",		"src=index_files/planets.gif",
	LAST);		LAST);

	// How long did the tests take in seconds.		// How long did the tests take in seconds.

	time_elapsed = lr_end_timer(timer);		time_elapsed = lr_end_timer(timer);

	// Convert to millisecond.s		// Convert to millisecond.s

	waste = time_elapsed * 1000;		waste = time_elapsed * 1000;

	/* Remove the time the checks took from		// Remove the time the checks took from the transaction.

	~~the transaction. */~~		lr_wasted_time(waste);

	~~lr_wasted_time(waste);~~		lr_end_transaction("sampleTrans", LR_AUTO);

	lr_end_transaction("sampleTrans", LR_AUTO);
	</pre>		</pre>

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	</pre>		</pre>

			=Capturing a Downloaded File=

			Hmmm...



	[[Category:LoadRunner]]		[[Category:LoadRunner]]

PeterHarding at 03:21, 17 May 2008

2008-05-17T03:21:27Z

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	lr_end_transaction("sampleTrans", LR_AUTO);		lr_end_transaction("sampleTrans", LR_AUTO);
	</pre>		</pre>

			=Programmatically Controlling Logging=

			Use something like...

			<pre>
			int log_profile = LR_MSG_CLASS_EXTENDED_LOG
			\|
			LR_MSG_CLASS_FULL_TRACE
			\|
			LR_MSG_CLASS_RESULT_DATA
			\|
			LR_MSG_CLASS_PARAMETERS;

			...

			lr_set_debug_message(log_profile, LR_SWITCH_ON);

			... Code you want extended logging for ...

			lr_set_debug_message(log_profile, LR_SWITCH_OFF);

			</pre>

			[[Category:LoadRunner]]