Before you start working with data-driven test cases, complete the following tasks:
- Get the files needed by the exercise. To do this, go to your
<Silk Test installation directory>\examples directory and unzip the
ddw.zip file into that same directory. The following files should now be in your
<Silk Test installation directory>\examples directory:
- frame.inc
- gentest1_example.g.t
- gentest1_example.res
- gentest2_example.g.t
- gentest2_example.res
- testexcel.xls
- usability.t
Note: To unzip the
ddw.zip file into the default
<Silk Test installation directory>\examples directory, you require administrative rights.
- Take a look at the Microsoft Excel file, which is used as the database by this exercise, by opening
testexcel.xls located in the
<Silk Test installation directory>\examples directory. If you cannot find this file in this directory, you have not unzipped the files as described in the preceding bulleted step.
Note: The following three worksheets are included in
testexcel.xls:
- Products
- Customers
- CreditCards
Each of these worksheets contains several columns of data. For example, on the Products worksheet, there are columns named Desc, Blurb, NumInStock, QtyToOrder, and OnSale.
- Ensure that you have the correct DSN available: Silk DDA Excel. This is automatically set up when you install
Silk Test. On
Microsoft Windows XP, for example, click
. On
Microsoft Windows 7 click
. Click the
System DSN tab and verify that the Silk DDA Excel driver is listed. This is the default DSN used by the Data Driven Workflow and, coincidentally, the one used by these exercises.
- If you are not familiar with the GMO application, navigate around the application to become familiar with it. You can locate this application at:
http://demo.borland.com/gmopost/.
- Click
to open the
Runtime Options dialog box. In the
Use files text box type
extend\explorer.inc. Then click
and enable the primary extensions for your browser.