Category: Testing

Load Testing – Measuring Elapsed Time

June 19, 2014 by Marcus Tettmar in Automation, Macro Recorder, Testing

In a support email recently I was asked how to record a macro to perform load testing. While you could certainly use the macro recorder for much of the process, in most cases you are probably going to want to insert some code to make the macro more dynamic in waiting for events to complete. […]

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50% Off Software Test Automation eCourses

September 20, 2013 by Marcus Tettmar in Announcements, Automation, Testing

Just a heads up that our friend Randy Rice is currently offering 50% off his most popular Software Test Automation eLearning courses. So if you’re interested in learning about software test automation you can grab yourself a bargain until Midnight Tuesday. Randy’s got the info here.

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Test Plan Automation Through SQL Verification

May 9, 2013 by Marcus Tettmar in General, Testing

Our good friend Antonius Momac just emailed me to tell me about this video he has put together on automating test plans with SQL verification: Macro Scheduler users will probably recognise that Antonius is using Macro Scheduler to drive these tests [ keep an eye out for the Macro Scheduler icons and custom dialogs 🙂 […]

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Weekly Forum Round-up

May 21, 2010 by Marcus Tettmar in Automation, General, Scripting, Testing

I thought I might start a weekly round up of some of the Macro Scheduler forum posts that caught my eye during the week. Not everyone gets a chance to browse the forums all the time, so it might help to link to some here. Then those that subscribe to the blog via RSS/Email will […]

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Test Automation Class Update; European Dates

May 19, 2010 by Marcus Tettmar in Announcements, Automation, Testing

Randy has just reported on his blog that the first run of his new Test Automation class which features Macro Scheduler in the hands-on exercises was a great success. The next class will be held next month in Rome, Italy on 16/17 June, where Randy will also be presenting a workshop entitled “Innovative Software Testing […]

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New Software Testing Course Featuring Macro Scheduler

May 13, 2010 by Marcus Tettmar in Testing

If you’re new to Automated Software Testing or looking to expand your knowledge you wouldn’t go far wrong with Randy Rices’ training courses. Rice Consulting specialise in software testing training, certification and consulting. Their new Practical Software Test Automation course focuses on the basics of software test automation and expands on those topics to learn […]

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Test Validation Techniques

May 11, 2009 by Marcus Tettmar in Automation, Testing

We recently received the following query to support: I’m interested in Macro Schedular for GUI testing. How do I verify that the test has succeeded or not?  I thought it would be useful to post my response here: There are a number of ways you could do this. Which one you use might depend on […]

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Automated Software Testing Success

December 5, 2008 by Marcus Tettmar in General, Testing

A couple of great posts in the new Software Testing forum are demonstrating the power of Macro Scheduler for automated testing. Antonius Momac says in this post: I’ve looked at more than 8 other automation tools. Some were from the big companies with many products like IBM (rational), HP/Mercury, and other more focused shops like […]

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