Frequently asked Questions
This section should answer any questions arising about the use and features of GUIdancer.
Should you have further questions relevant to a specific version, please consult the release notes for that version. The release notes can be downloaded from the Shop.
For any other questions, please contact us.
General Questions
- What is keyword-driven testing?
- What do you mean, there is no programming involved?
- Is GUIdancer a capture-replay tool?
- Do you test GUIdancer with GUIdancer?
- What is GUIdancer's main strength?
- Is GUIdancer a load-testing tool?
- How quickly can I expect test automation success?
- Is there a demo version?
GUIdancer Shop
- When registering with GUIdancer Shop, I receive the error message "Please enter a valid telephone number." How can I solve this problem?
- Do I have to register to see the prices?
Technical questions
- I can't connect to the AUT starter
- What applications can I test?
- Can GUIdancer test Java web start applications?
- What are the system requirements?
- How do I configure GUIdancer so that the standalone version and the Eclipse plugin use the same license?
- Which Java version does GUIdancer require?
- Does GUIdancer support the GCJ/GIJ and OpenJDK Java runtime environments?
- Can GUIdancer be used to test applets?
- How do I configure GUIdancer to test RCP applications?
- What should I do if I have unzipped the RCP-Accessor, but the ''starting AUT'' dialog does not disappear?
- What is a toolkit?
- What is a keyboard layout?
- Can I add further keyboard layouts to GUIdancer?
- Can GUIdancer integrate with requirements management, bug-tracking, or reporting tools?
- Can GUIdancer test applications which use UTF-16 characters?
- Can I access databases from within GUIdancer?
- How do I enable logging?
- Can GUIdancer be extended?
- Does GUIdancer have a debugging mode, so that tests can be executed step-by-step?
- Is it possible to run GUIdancer headless?
- Is it possible to run GUIdancer with Ant?
- Can you recommend any best practices for integrating GUIdancer into the build environment?
- What ports does GUIdancer require for testing?
- How can I synchronize two test runs?
Installation
- What should I do if the setup wizard disappears during installation?
- Can I create the GUIdancer database tables in a schema used by another program?
Specifying tests
- How should I start specifying?
- How and why should I structure my tests?
- How can I find out more about working with GUIdancer?
- What are abstract components?
- What is a path?
- How do I select from a menu?
- How do I open a context-sensitive menu on a component?
- How do I select/check/expand/collapse a path in a tree?
- Using regular expressions for selecting/checking text
- How do I use the library of pre-designed Test Cases?
- How can I deal with pop-ups and errors in my test?
- Can GUIdancer test native dialogs?
- How do I set checkpoints?
- How do I check if a field is empty?
- What is the escape character for special symbols?
- Can I specify loop constructs using GUIdancer?
- How can I enter boolean values for GUIdancer in an Excel worksheet?
- Can GUIdancer test applications in different languages?
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