ACT contains user groups that u can use to setup tests. That would allow you
to enter different input values from the tool as opposed to hacking it.
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[quoted text, click to view] <domtam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi everybody, this is a more general question, rather than a specific
> problem.
>
> I'm considering if I should use Microsoft VS.NET ACT to test ASP.NET
> app. Initially, I started ACT, started recording script, logged on my
> application, didsome operations, and then logged out. ACT generated a
> VB scripts with a list of SendRequest methods. I can modify the script
> to simulate different input values by user.
>
> However, there are some lines that I really worry about. For example,
>
> oRequest.Body = "__VIEWSTATE=dDwxMTYwMDYxODk2O3Q8O2w8aTwzPjs%2BO2w8"
> oRequest.Body = oRequest.Body +
> "dDw7bDxpPDE%2BOz47bDx0PDtsPGk8MT47aTw3PjtpPDk%2BO2"
>
> My understanding of viewstate is that it retains the state value of
> each control across postbacks. In other words, the viewstate could be
> different for different input values entered by user. As mentioned
> above, I can modify the script to simulate different user input values.
> However, how can I modify the viewstate value to match the
> corresponding user input value?
>
> For example, suppose there is a datagrid of search results. Of course,
> the search results and its corresponding viewstate values depends on
> the user-input criteria. I can vary the user-input criteira, but how
> can I know the corresponding viewstate values?
>
> Am I on the totally wrong track?
>
> Thanks
> Dom
>
