Don’t realise that it has 190+ steps including clicks to produce few reports in preparation for analysis.

Pre-Solution:

There are 2 approaches:

1. Reviewing the code.

2. Automate this repetitive tasks using third party software. I am exploring second option by researching this topic. Here’s what I found:

1. http://freddy1990.com/index.php?page=product&name=scar

2. Use IBM Rational Robot for this but keep in mind it’s not cheap. It’s also probably been renamed few times since started using it so just search for Rational testing products in general. It’s fully script-able, allowing you to monitor the screen and send key presses and what not.

3. First purchase SOTI Pocket Controller Pro then just use the normal AutoIt automation tools. It’s a little different because can’t actually capture popup windows like you may be used to, but it can automate clicks, and then loop and wait for things using the GetPixel methods to check it the screen is what you expect.

4. Selenium IDE is an integrated development environment for Selenium tests. It is implemented as a Firefox extension, and allows you to record, edit, and debug tests. Selenium IDE includes the entire Selenium Core, allowing you to easily and quickly record and play back tests in the actual environment that they will run.  Selenium IDE is not only recording tool: it is a complete IDE. You can choose to use its recording capability, or you may edit your scripts by hand. With autocomplete support and the ability to move commands around quickly, Selenium IDE is the ideal environment for creating Selenium tests no matter what style of tests you prefer.

http://www.slideshare.net/joaopmaia/web-app-testing-with-selenium - a slideshow on how to use Selenium for web testing
http://www.pushtotest.com/docs/testmaker-help/testmaker-tutorials/building-tests-of-rich-internet-applications-using-ajax-and-selenium/task-1-record-and-playback-a-web-application-functional-test - a sample of how to use Selenium IDE's record and playback features.

5. http://code.google.com/p/webdriver/ Webdriver and selenium are going to be merged at some point.

6. Hp QuickTestPro

7. DejaClick. This is a free add-on for Mozilla Firefox. This tool does not require to do coding. We can record, parameterize (data driven) and play-back the scripts. This tool also provide some details for performance parameters as well (like time it took to load the entire page, time it took during network etc)

8. WaTiR – Web Automated Testing in Ruby – that’s a very popular one that handles any interface on a web page, aside from interacting with java applets directly. WaTiJ exists as well if you prefer Java, and WaTiN if you like .NET. There are plenty more but I thought I’d mention that in particular, for the rest, check:

http://www.softwareqatest.com/qatweb1.html

Exploring AutoIt:

You can use debugger: http://www.thefoolonthehill.net/drupal/AutoIt%20Debugger

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Here’re some blogger or information:

The Smart Business Networker by Brenda Thompson

We have a multiple DNS servers and it seems one of DNS entry is not correct.

Solution:

On Windows, type in cmd to open command line.

Type nslookup

> server ns1.your-dnsserver-that-you-want-to-test.com

> support.your-wevsite.com

Check the entry result.

Printer:

Most of the FujiXerox are easy to setup by going accepting Generic PostScript Printer as Print Using. With a new DocuCentre-IV C2270 series, you have to do: Print Using > Printer Software >FX Print Driuver for Mac OSX 1.1.

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I cannot Sign in to Windows Live Messenger. I am could not see any error or getting unknown error messageWas this helpful?YesNo4863 of 9633 people found this solution helpful.You may not be able to Sign in to Windows Live Messenger, due to any of the following reasons “    1. Contacts cache in Windows Live Messenger is corrupted    2. Incorrect Date and Time settings in your computer    3. Firewall is blocking Windows Live Messenger Service
TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS:1. Ensure that msnmsgr.exe and wlcomm.exe is completely shut down    a. Go to Task Manager (press Ctrl + Alt + Delete Key to bring up task manager option)    b. Go to Processes tab and look for msnmsgr.exe and wlcomm.exe program    c. If running, right click on the .exe files and select End process    d. Try to sign into Windows Live Messenger again 2.  Change the Microsoft Windows Explorer settings:      a. Go to Start, Run, Type explorer and click ok.      b. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options in Windows XP         Organize and Folder and Search options in Windows Vista or Windows 7      c. On the View tab, in the advanced settings list, select Show hidden files and folders under Hidden Files and Folders.       d. Clear the Hide extensions for known file types check box.       e. Click Ok to close the Folder Options window.  3. Delete Windows Live Contacts Folder:     Based on the operating system version, browse to the following location:     Windows XP:             a. Go to Start, click on My Computer             b. Browse to the location,                C:\Documents and Settings\<Windows logon name>\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft             c.  Delete Windows Live Contacts folder             d. Browse to the location,               C:\Documents and Settings\<Windows logon name>\Contacts            e. Delete Contacts folder       Windows Vista and Windows 7:            a. Go to Start, click on Computer            b. Browse to the location, C:\Users\<Windows logon name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft            c.  Delete Windows Live Contacts folder                Note: Windows Logon name is the logon name that you use to sign in to Windows Operating system               Re-launch Windows Live Messenger and try to sign in again, and verify if the issue remains 4. Verify that the Date and Time Settings on the computer:       a.     Follow these steps based on your Operating System version to get to Date and Time Option :              ·       In Windows XP, Go to Start, Click on Run, Type Control in the Run window to Open control Panel              ·       In Windows Vista and Windows 7, Click Start, type date and time in the Start Search box, and then click Date and Time in the Programs list        b.     Make sure that the date and time settings are configured to use the current date, time, and year, and then click OK               If not, click on Change date and time… and set it to the current date and time 5. Verify if Windows Live Messenger is enabled through the firewall: (If you are not sure which firewalls you have installed on the computer, click Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel, and then scroll through the list of installed programs in Windows XP and in Windows 7, click on Start and Control Panel, and look for Programs and Features to get the list of installed applications. Some popular firewall vendors include Norton, McAfee, and Zone Alarm).
Visit the following Web site http://messenger-support.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!8B3F39C76A8B853F!13942.entry,  Click on the link which is applicable to the firewall that you have to follow the steps. Note: Windows Live Messenger application is installed at C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe. Ensure that msnmsgr.exe is allowed in your firewall software. This is only a temporary workaround and you may have to reinstall the firewall software again if none of the above steps worksIf you have disabled the firewall in the past, it may still be blocking Windows Live Messenger, try to restart the firewall. After the firewall software is running, make sure that Windows Live Messenger is enabled through the firewall. Also try removing the firewall program that is installed to verify that it is not causing a problem even if it is disabled. 6. Clear the Check for server certificate revocation option in Internet Explorer:a. Start Internet Explorer. b. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options. c. Click the Advanced tab. d. Under Security, clear the Check for Server certificate revocation (requires restart) check box. e. Click OK. f. Exit Internet Explorer 7.  Restart computer and then sign in to Windows Live Messenger again.

I did installed iTunes on my Windows. How to transfer music files from iPhone to my new Mac?

Solution:

Follow the step by step below:

You need to install SharePod from http://www.getsharepod.com into your Windows first.

Plug the IPhone into your PC

Close the iTunes application

Run the SharePod application

On the main pane, select all file that you would like to move.

Click Copy to PC button on the top.

Point the path to your external drive.

Once it dones, open up iTunes on the Mac.

Copy all music into the folder.

A database can go in suspect mode for many reasons like improper shutdown of the database server, corruption of the database files etc.

To find out the error:

DBCC CHECKDB (‘YourDBname’) WITH NO_INFOMSGS, ALL_ERRORMSGS

Output of the above query will give the errors in the database.

To repair the database, run the following queries in Query Analyzer:

EXEC sp_resetstatus ‘yourDBname’;

ALTER DATABASE yourDBname SET EMERGENCY

DBCC checkdb(‘yourDBname’)

ALTER DATABASE yourDBname SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE

DBCC CheckDB (‘yourDBname’, REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS)

ALTER DATABASE yourDBname SET MULTI_USER

Please note that with REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS option, keep in mind that some cases will loose some data. That’s why it’s good idea to have a backup regularly eventhough just for development or testing environment. [@Valdy, #ITTChallenge]