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eValid Power User's Tips and Tricks can help you use eValid to get better results, quicker, and easier. Each Tips and Tricks item addresss one or two issues that will help you to increase your effectiveness with eValid.

> Recording and Playback of File Download Scripts

  Being able to record and playback a script which involves
  downloading files from a specific page is often a very important
  requirement in a test.

  The tester must be aware of the settings that need to be set from
  the preferences section of eValid to get the proper recording of a
  file download.

  In most cases, the tester will have to use the ModalDialog
  commands (available from the extrinsic commands list within the
  eValid script window) to be able to handle these windows dialogs.

  Since there are various different types of "File Download"
  dialogs, you may have to apply a mix of application mode and/or
  desktop mode recording along with the ModalDialog commands to get
  the desired results.

  For more information on the eValid Preferences, please refer to:
  Record/Play User Preferences

  For more information on ModalDialog Support, please refer to:
  Support for Testing Modal Dialogs

  To effectively run the recorded file download script as a LoadTest
  in which multiple downloads occur, the user must use the
  Lock/Unlock command from the Extrinsic commands list to bracket
  specific commands in the script file which requires desktop focus
  during execution.

  This step makes sure that the "File Download" dialogs do not
  interfere with each other during a LoadTest run by explicitly
  locking each instance of eValid during the file save process.

  For scripts that download the same file during a LoadTest, eValid
  can pass a filename as a parameter in the LoadTest so each
  identical file will have a unique filename when downloaded.

  For more information on LoadTesting, please refer to:
  LoadTest Detailed Summary