Re: Looking for help running Groovy in Canoo Webtest

> i am using groovy and no xml stuff. groovy feels much more like test  
> scripting as this programming in xml horror.
>
> it is quite straighforward to setup though i used maven (which gives  
> you an easier ramp-up). it took me roughly half a day, the major  
> problem i had was the configuration step inside groovy (see http://www.nabble.com/using-option-step-in-groovy-syntax-td24134316.html)
> . the post also explains the handling of the java-script error  
> message.
>
> as a starter have a look at:
> http://groovy.dzone.com/news/webtest-groovy-maven-and
>
> don't know about eclipse, i am using fantastic IntelliJ IDEA which  
> has great groovy support and IDE integration was smoothly.
>
>
> Zepernick David schrieb:
>> Hi, my name is David
>> I work for John Deere Agri Services and I am a member of  
>> development team that is building business solutions for the  
>> agricultural industry.
>> I am , more specifically, a part of the QA group. Not a lot of  
>> programming experience myself but have programmers available to me  
>> although their time is limitted.
>> This year our development group decided to give Canoo Webtest a try.
>> I have become familiar with Canoo Webtest and have been able to  
>> write automated test scripts.
>> We as a team have had some success but have run into a few problems  
>> that have limitted what we can do with Canoo Webtest.
>> I am hoping to get a little direction from someone that has  
>> experience with Canoo Webtest.
>> Problem #1
>> Javascript errors - Controls that are incorporated to some of our  
>> webpages that are written in javascript cause errors when running  
>> the scripts and prevent us from saving pages.
>> The error messages look like this:
>> JavaScript error loading page _https://eaqa.jdas.deere.com/Base/Home.aspx?tabcode=HOME&bppik=1_
>>  <https://eaqa.jdas.deere.com/Base/Home.aspx?tabcode=HOME&bppik=1>
>> : TypeError: Cannot find function extend in object function Object()
>> { [native code for Object.Object, arity=1] } .
>> (_https://eaqa.jdas.deere.com/ajaxpro/Jdas.Applications.ExtendAg.Base.UI.Pages_
>> .Home,Jdas.Applications.ExtendAg.Base.UI.ashx#8)
>> Problem #2
>> In attempting to incorporate groovy script into our scripts. Groovy  
>> code doesn’t seem to work.
>> Eclipse is our IDE , btw .
>> Is there a simple example of a Canoo webtest script that  
>> incorporates the <groovy> tags with simple groovy code that will  
>> produce some results that I can use to verify that I have  
>> everything working properly (somewhere out on the internet)? The  
>> example on the canoo site didn’t work as is.
>> Im not sure my configuration is correct in Eclipse.I had to  
>> manually add the plugin using a zip file because the software  
>> update feature didn’t work.
>> Can you refer me to any documentation that might get me started
>> Im not even sure this is the right approach. Is Canoo Webtest  
>> commonly used this way or is it better to right groovy scripts that  
>> refer to Canoo webtest commands?
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>
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