in reply to Win32::IEAutomation vs. QTP or similar tools

In the past I've used WWW::Mechanize (along with HTTP::Recorder to create basic tests). When I've had to drive IE I've used Win32::IE::Mechanize. Corion recently released WWW::Mechanize::Firefox which is worth looking at.

Many people are these days people are using things like Selenium to test web based apps. See Using WWW::Selenium To Test Or Automate An Ajax Website from the tutorials section.

I've never used Win32::IEAutomation, and doubt that I ever will.

Update: Fixed typo tutoruals/tutorials

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Re^2: Win32::IEAutomation vs. QTP or similar tools
by vit (Friar) on Jan 08, 2010 at 15:02 UTC
    Thanks, I had a quick look and they all seems to be about the same stuff and can be used I guess in combination. Whatever works, right?

    So, do you think QTP and similar tools could be completely replaced by using perl with these modules?
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      I've never used QuickTest Professional, or any of the other HP testing tools, so I can't offer a comparison. Selenium seems to be a reasonable offering, though perhaps overkill depending on exactly what you want to test.

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        I need things like start browsers, get and process html, get and process text from the page (from HTML, JavaScript, AJAX), click buttons and links, fill out forms, select drop-downs, etc.

        and of course use the full perl power of Reg Ext, text processing, logic, etc
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