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Job SearchWhen you create a virtual object, WinRunner adds its physical description to the GUI map. The physical description of a virtual object does not contain the label property found in the physical description of “real” GUI objects. Instead it contains a special property, virtual. Its function is to identify virtual objects, and its value is always TRUE.
Since WinRunner identifies a virtual object according to its size and its position within a window, the x, y, width, and height properties are always found in a virtual object’s physical description.
For example, the physical description of a virtual_push_button includes the following properties:
{class: push_button,
virtual: TRUE,
x: 82,
y: 121,
width: 48,
height: 28,
}
If these properties are changed or deleted, WinRunner cannot recognize the virtual object. If you move or resize an object, you must use the wizard to create a new virtual object.
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Introduction
Winrunner At A Glance
Understanding How Winrunner Identifies Gui Objects
Understanding Basic Gui Map Concepts
Working In The Global Gui Map File Mode
Editing The Gui Map
Merging Gui Map Files
Configuring The Gui Map
Learning Virtual Objects
Designing Tests
Checking Gui Objects
Working In The Gui Map File Per Test Mode
Working With Web Objects
Working With Activex And Visual Basic Controls
Checking Powerbuilder Applications
Checking Table Contents
Checking Databases
Checking Bitmaps
Checking Text
Checking Dates
Creating Data-driven Tests
Synchronizing The Test Run
Defining And Using Recovery Scenarios
Handling Web Exceptions
Using Regular Expressions
Enhancing Your Test Scripts With Programming
Generating Functions
Calling Tests
Creating User-defined Functions
Creating Compiled Modules
Calling Functions From External Libraries
Creating Dialog Boxes For Interactive Input
Understanding Test Runs
Analyzing Test Results
Running Batch Tests
Running Tests From The Command Line
Controlling Your Test Run
Using Breakpoints
Monitoring Variables
Setting Properties For A Single Test
Setting Global Testing Options
Customizing The Test Script Editor
Customizing The Winrunner User Interface
Setting Testing Options From A Test Script
Customizing The Function Generator
Initializing Special Configurations
Integrating With Quicktest Professional
Managing The Testing Process
Testing Systems Under Load
