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From: anicolao@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Alex Nicolaou)
Subject: Re: Automatic software testing
Message-ID: <1991May1.134638.24368@watcgl.waterloo.edu>
Organization: University of Waterloo
References: <1991Apr30.201322.980@news.stolaf.edu>
Date: Wed, 1 May 1991 13:46:38 GMT
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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?

 ** There are a few such things on the market. The one I remember
was by a company called Atron (sp?), called the `Atron Evaluator'.
It gave you complete control of the test environment, comparing
screens and portions of screens, simulating both keystrokes and 
mouse moves and clicks. It wasn't perfect with the mouse, but it
was certainly adequate.

alex