automation test 1

[banjoe]

There are tools like WinRunner and SilkTest that
would automate my tasks in using a software.
Is TCL/TK can be such a tool?

I'm very new to TCL/TK and this is my first
post.... please be nice.

Thanks.

 

[marsd]

automating interactive applications can be done using the
expect subset of the tcl-tk kit.

Command set:

send
expect
spawn
interact

http://expect.nist.gov

 

[banjoe]

Thanks marsd. That was helpful in automating
my telnet program. The problem I'm now facing
is automating a Windows program... for example
a MS Word 2000 where I would open a .doc file
and printing it.

Would expect be able to interact with buttons
and other GUI objects of Windows.

I'm beginning to like this forum.

 

[marsd]

I don't know. That is a good question.

In theory yes....But whether the win port
of expect can extract useful information from
the winword executables output is unknown
to me.
As a general rule if you can write a regexp for a programs output expect can automate it for you.

Good Luck.

 

[tmpalaniselvam]

I didn't know more about Tcl/Tk. But you can automate windows application as per your requirement by using tools like WinRunner, Silk Test & Visual Test etc.

 

[alpswitie]

No you can not do that using Tcl what you can do with Silk or win runner...