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Re: Automatic software testing

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From: John Mullen
Date: Fri, 17 May 1991 15:28
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In article <1991May1.134638.24368@watcgl.waterloo.edu> anicolao@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Alex Nicolaou) writes:
>In article <1991Apr30.201322.980@news.stolaf.edu> fritchie@sachiko.acc.stolaf.edu (Scott Fritchie) writes:
>>
>>What we'd like to do is automate much of the human-based testing we
>>currently do.  The ideal package would be one that would:
>>	1. record and play back keystrokes
>>	2. capture screen text (and attributes)
>>	3. compare captured screens to "correct" screens
>>
>>Are there any DOS packages that will help us automating this testing,
>>or are we simply dreaming?
>  [deleted stuff about Atron]
I have used a software package called preVue for UNIX based applications.  They
have developed (or are still developing) a DOS based version of their software
that does all of the above three things very well.  The first thing that you
need to establish is stable software.  Without stable software, you will end
up rewriting/capturing all of your test suites each time you have a release
because someone tweaked one small portion of a screen for looks 8-(.  The 
Company developing preVue is Performance Awareness from Raleigh, NC.


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From: jmullen@viar.COM (John Mullen)
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Subject: Re: Automatic software testing
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Date: 17 May 91 15:28:11 GMT
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