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Click
or
.
The
New Project dialog box displays.
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Under
, click
Visual Basic or
Visual C#, select
Test and then select
Silk4NET Project.
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Type a name for the project into the
Name field.
For the tutorial, type
Tutorial.
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Optional: Type a name for the solution into the
Solution field.
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Click
OK.
The
Project Created dialog box opens.
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Click
Yes to start recording a new test or click
No to create an empty project.
For the tutorial, click
No.
If you have selected to start recording, the
Add New Item dialog box opens.
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In the
Add New Item dialog box, select which type of test you want to record.
- To bundle the recorded actions into one or more keywords, select
Silk4NET Keyword-Driven Test.
- To record the test without creating keywords, select
Silk4NET Test.
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If you have selected to start recording, type a name for the new test into the
Name text box in the
Add New Item dialog box.
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Click
Add.
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If you have selected to record a new
Silk4NET test, the
Select Application dialog box opens. Select the tab that corresponds to the type of application that you want to test:
- If you are testing a standard application that does not run in a browser, select the
Windows tab.
- If you are testing a web application or a mobile web application, select the
Web tab.
- If you are testing a native mobile application, select the
Mobile tab.
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To test a standard application, if you have not set an application configuration for the current project, select the application
from the list.
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To test a web application or a mobile web application, if you have not set an application configuration for the current project, select one of the installed browsers or mobile browsers from the list.
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Specify the web page to open in the
Enter URL to navigate text box. If an instance of the selected browser is already running, you can click
Use URL from running browser to record against the URL currently displayed in the running browser instance. For the tutorial, select
Internet Explorer and specify
http://demo.borland.com/InsuranceWebExtJS/ in the
Enter URL to navigate text box.
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Optional:
If you want to test a web application on a desktop browser with a predefined browser size, select the browser size from the
Browser size list.
For example, to test a web application on
Apple Safari and in a browser window which is as big as the screen of the Apple iPhone 7, select
Apple iPhone 7 from the list.
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Optional:
Select an
Orientation for the browser window.
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Optional: Click
Edit Browser Sizes to specify a new browser size and to select which browser sizes should be shown in the
Browser size list.
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To test a native mobile application (app) if you have not set an application configuration for the current project:
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Select the mobile device, on which you want to test the app, from the list.
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Click
Browse to select the app file or enter the full path to the app file into the
Mobile app file text field.
Silk4NET supports HTTP and UNC formats for the path.
Silk4NET installs the app on the mobile device or emulator.
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Click
OK.
If you have selected an existing instance of
Google Chrome on which you want to replay a test method,
Silk4NET checks whether the automation support is included. If the automation support is not included,
Silk4NET informs you that
Google Chrome has to be restarted. The application and the
Recording window open.
If you have selected to create an empty
Silk4NET test, a new solution containing the
Silk4NET project is created. Additionally, a
Silk4NET test is created in the project with the following language-specific file name:
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UnitTest1.vb
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UnitTest1.cs
Note: You can also use the context menu in the
Solution Explorer to add
Silk4NET projects to an existing solution.