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For information about installation, deployment, and licensing issues (including the evaluation version of SilkTest), see the SilkTest Installation Guide.
For an overview of the new features in the current service pack, see the What's New section below.
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This section lists significant enhancements and changes that were made for SilkTest 2006 Release 2 SP 2.
Warning: If you upgrade your licenses to use SilkTest 2006 Release 2, the new license file(s) will not contain license keys for using any SilkTest International release. The license file(s) will not contain license keys to use the .NET, AOL and BlueExpress add-ons in conjunction with any version of SilkTest which precedes SilkTest 2006, and which supports these add-ons. Please consider this before visiting the License Generator.
SilkTest 2006 R2 SP2 supports record and replay of SUN JDK 1.6 applications.
SilkTest 2006 R2 SP2 supports the replay of FireFox 2.0 test scripts.
For recording however, use either Internet Explorer 6 or 7. These scripts can then be replayed on FireFox 2.0.
All shortcuts and acceleration keys have been revised. You can now access every menu via acceleration keys. The SilkTest editor now also provides the Ctrl-A (select all) functionality.
Your computer must meet the hardware requirements listed below:
| System Area | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Platform | Windows 2000 (version 5.0, Service Pack 4), Windows XP (version 5.1, Service Packs 1, 1a, 2), Windows Server 2003 (Service Pack 1), or Windows Vista |
| Processor | Intel Pentium processor running at 1 GHz |
| RAM | 512 MB of RAM on a Windows 2000 machine or 1 GB RAM on a Windows XP, 2003, or Vista machine. Add to this the amount of RAM required to run your application under test. |
| Hard disk space | 120 MB |
This section includes information about the supported environments and technologies for SilkTest 2006 Release 2 SP 2:
SilkTest 2006 Release 2 SP 2 runs on the following platforms:
SilkTest 2006 Release 2 SP 2 supports applications which use the following browsers:
SilkTest 2006 Release 2 SP 2 supports applications developed in:
Additionally, the SilkTest Extension Kits provide specialized support of custom objects. See the SilkTest 2006 Release 2 SP 2 Extension Kit for Windows and the SilkTest 2006 Release 2 SP 2 Extension Kit for .NET PDFs, located in the Documentation folder of your SilkTest installation, for more information.
To get support for the following technologies, install SilkTest 8.0:
See the SilkTest 8.0 release notes for more information.
Note: BlueExpress is no longer supported.
Supported environments, by platform, are listed below. For supported environments, technical support is available and defects can be logged. Note that it is not possible to test all combinations. Experience indicates that various combinations can result in different behavior with SilkTest. Borland makes every attempt to test as many of these combinations as possible.
Windows 2000 (v 5.0, SP4)Important: The Windows Help program WinHlp32.exe is no longer included with Windows Vista. A download for 32-bit .hlp files will be available from the Microsoft Download Center. For more information, see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917607
SilkTest supports the following Java components:
SilkTest supports Infragistics NetAdvantage WinForms UltraWinGrid and UltraWinToolbar controls within the following versions of the NetAdvantage Suite:
SilkTest can be configured post-installation to support NetAdvantage version variations in the last two version fields, for example, 20061.28, as described in the SilkTest Online Help.
SilkTest's Data Driven Workflow supports:
Note: The SilkTest Select Data Source dialog box allows you to choose either the Silk DDA Excel or the Segue DDA Excel data source. For new data driven testcases, choose the Silk DDA Excel data source. Choose the Segue DDA Excel data source for backward compatibility. This allows existing .g.t files that reference Segue DDA Excel to continue to work.
SilkTest's interface with the PVCS proprietary API supports:
| Database version (archive directory) | Supports PVCS version |
| 6.5 | 6.5, 6.7, 7.5 |
| 6.7 | 6.7, 7.5 |
| 7.5 | 7.5 |
We assume that you are familiar with PVCS and are familiar with how PVCS works. If you are not, consult your PVCS documentation and PVCS release notes for more information.
SilkTest's interface with Borland StarTeam supports the SCC Integration module, available with both StarTeam 2005 Release 2 and StarTeam 2006.
The following items have been resolved in SilkTest 2006 Release 2 SP 2.
HtmlLink objects is not working.GetContents(), GetChildren, and GenerateDecl() truncated results in case of a large page.VBListBox.SYS_GetName() returns "Unknown OS" on Vista.SetText() is appending characters instead of substituting them.Select() on a PopupList, a "Control is not responding" error occurs.ListView.Select() accepts different parameters in SilkTest 7.5 and SilkTest 2006.Exists() method.GetContents() for a JavaJFCTreeTable, a Java crash occurs.Check() has not the same consequences as a manual one.GetRowValues() does not return the expected values for a PowerBuilder application.TreeView.GetContents() returns a different value than in SilkTest 8.0.ansicall keyword.SwfRichTextField control on Vista, a chr(10) item is present in the MultiText property that is not present on Windows XP.UseExpandButton is not working as expected.DefaultBaseState and accessibility enabled.ansicall to load DLL.ansicall keyword.ansicall option crashes agent.GetContents() does not work as expected against a ListView control.BrowserChild("name") fails to map to an existing window.The following are known issues in SilkTest 2006 Release 2 SP 2.
QAPHlprObjClass from the Enabled list and click the Disabled option button in the Settings group box. Click OK to save the change.WinHlp32.exe is no longer included with Windows Vista. A download for 32-bit .hlp files will be available from the Microsoft Download Center. For more information, see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917607VerifyProperties() fails for a dialog, e.g. "File open" or "Save as", regardless of which property was selected for verification, call SetActive() for the dialog window before. The problem is that otherwise the Exists property is always false, which causes the fail of VerifyProperties().ShowHtmlForm=TRUE and ShowBorderlessTables is a value less than 1.0, SilkTest cannot recognize controls within a table even if ShowBorderlessTablesFlags is set to "input" or to "img|input".
Workaround: Do not set ShowHtmlForm=TRUE.browserChild in Internet Explorer 7 does not have the parent Browser as default. This is due to the implementation of IE7. If the existing browserChild windecl does not have the parent statement, you may see a runtime error similar to "browserChild xxx not found".parent Browser to the windecl.
raise statement that specifies a command line, then the corresponding error entry in a TrueLog file will include the command line in the Description field for the error. For example:raise 10, "Exception 10", "Notepad.exe"Exception 10Notepad.exeSetActive method call just prior to the action in question in the testcase.For information about installation, deployment, and licensing issues (including the evaluation version of SilkTest), see the SilkTest Installation Guide.
For information about using SilkTest, see the SilkTest Online Help, available from Help > Help Topics. You can also walk through the SilkTest tutorials, available from Start > Programs > Borland > SilkTest 2006 R2 > Documentation.
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