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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.

> Wait Time vs. Delay Time

  In eValid scripts there are two types of delay function which
  enable the script to maintain a current state of synchronization
  depending on the type of playback.  In addition, delays are
  valuable to assure that the scripts are accurate replicas of
  actual user behavior.

    o Wait Command

      The "Wait" command is usually recorded automatically in the
      script between command executions.  You get these Wait
      commands when you have Real Time Recording selected in your
      Preferences.  (You can turn that off if you like.)

      When executed, this command reproduces the amount of time a
      user takes before recording another set of instructions in the
      page being tested.

      During script playback the Wait Time Multiplier value in the
      eValid preferences can be set to amplify or contract the
      timing responses recorded by the user.

      Setting this value to 1.0 represents real time recording.

      Choosing 0.5 makes halves the wait times and speeds up the
      playback by a factor of approximately two.

      Setting the Wait Time Multiplier to 0.0 multiplies all wait
      times by 0.0, and this effectively forces the delays all to be
      eliminated.  This is the fastest possible playback; it is the
      same as if you had made the recording without the Real Time
      Recording feature enabled.

    o Delay Command

      The "Delay" command is part of the extrinsic commands list for
      eValid. You have to edit this command into an eValid script.

      When executed, the "Delay" command waits for the amount of
      time specified in milliseconds, ignoring the Wait Time
      Multiplier and all Wait Ceiling values specified in your
      eValid preferences.