Do you know you can work on the parameter files directly?
Posted: March 8th, 2010 | Author: TnT Admin | Filed under: How-Tos | Tags: LoadRunner, Parameterization, QTP | No Comments »
Do you know you can work on the parameter files manually both on and LoadRunner (LR) and Quick Test Professional (QTP)? What we are referring to is that you can make changes to the parameter list via the file system instead of going through the Vugen or QTP interface. Sometimes when you have a huge list of data that you want to test (especially in LoadRunner), it becomes an overwhelming task where you have to manually key in the values into the parameter list. By knowing how to work with the parameter files directly, you can save a lot of time!
LoadRunner – The parameter file is stored in the script directory as .dat file extension. It can be opened with a simple text editor like Notepad as it is stored in pure text format. Therefore, you can manipulate the files via the Notepad. You can also use office applications such as Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice.org Calc to work on the file. This greatly the amount of work required for maintaining a long list of data.
Quick Test Professional – The parameter file is also stored in the script directory as an excel file, which will be an .xls file extension. Being an excel file, it can be opened by office applications like Microsoft Excel. Again, if you do not have money to purchase a licensed Microsoft product, you can always use open source products like OpenOffice.org Calc as an alternative tool as it is still able to work with .xls files.
We hope that by providing you such tips, you will be able to work efficiently with large list of data (that is especially prevalent in LoadRunner)!
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