Table Checkpoints in QuickTest Pro (QTP)

Table Checkpoint is used to verify cell data within a table. Use of Table Checkpoints: For example, taking HP Flight Simulation program contains a t

QTP Checkpoints: Standard, Image and BitMap

 Standard Checkpoint: Verifies the property value of different types of object such as push buttons, radio buttons, and list boxes in your applicati

Use of TestIteration and ActionIteration Environment Variable in QTP

Why TestIteration?  A good use of "TestIteration" built in environment variable would be if you want to execute a specific section of Sceipt based

Example: General Functions VBScript for QuickTest Pro

Here are some useful VBScript functions.  These functions are not application related but very general. The functions description are written on the

Example: Function to switch Object Repository from the Script

Sometime there could be multiple object repositories in a test. It is possible the scripts or reusable actions browse through multiple application, a

Example: VBScript Functions for Reading from and writing to text files

Sometimes writing result files for automation using Quick Test Pro (QTP) using VB Scripts is necessary. There are many different ways to produce resul

Example: Date related functions – Helpful VBScript in Quick Test Pro(QTP)

Date related inputs are troublesome sometimes. While automating a screen that accepts dates (month, day, year) may require different formats and input

Example: Search for matching value from WinTable object class in QTP

Lets take a scenario when you have to match a column value or a row from a object class of wintable or webtable.  The checkpoints or output value ma

Example: Regular expression using descriptive programming

Regular expression is mostly use to solve the dynamic object problem in Quick Test Pro. There are two ways to do those are using Object Repository and

Issue: ODBC driver does not support the requested properties – error displays in QTP

Issue: Error Message: ODBC driver does not support the requested properties. Reason: The above error message shows up in QTP if the SQL statement

Disable Auto Correlation – HP LoadRunner

Clear the "Enable Correlation during Recording" option.  The web_reg_save_param functions get automatically recorded if the "Enable Correlation durin

Example: Control the Keyboard in Quick Test Pro using WSH

There are situation when automation has difficulties navigating through the application using objects. One of the way to handle the navigation probl

Example: Handling dynamic object with Descriptive Programming

Descriptive programming can be very useful for handling dynamic object. An example of great candidate for descriptive programming is the following si

Overview of Object Repository in QTP

Object repository is the central part of HP/ Mercury test automation tool Quick Test Professional. It works like the brain of QTP, and stores all the

Managing Objects using Object Repository manager in QTP

Object repository manager is a new edition to QTP enables to manage shared object repository more easy way. It enables to manage all shared object re