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  • Improved Syntax Highlighting for the Script-based Object Map

    By on July 30, 2019

    With the release of the Script-based Object Map, we also added some syntax highlighting options to the Squish IDE. As references to the Script-based Object Map will make up a big part of your test scripts, it’s important to be able to see at first glance which scripted object...

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  • Using Squish for Windows and Image-Based Object Lookup for Automation via VNC

    By on February 11, 2019

    If you are unable to install Squish on the device you want to test, and you are using a GUI toolkit not supported by Squish so that using the Built-In Hook is not an option, you might still be able to test your application using Squish for Windows and...

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  • Convert Text-Based Object Maps to Script-Based Object Maps

    By on August 1, 2018

    With Squish 6.4 we introduced script-based object maps, which provide a more powerful way to manage object names. Script-based object maps will enable you to use native script language concepts to organize the object map, to reduce redundancy and to help with dynamic object lookup. In this article I...

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  • Using the Remote System API to start an AUT on Windows

    By on February 27, 2018

    The Remote System API can be used to start applications on a remote system. As you can see in the picture below the Remote System API is centered around the Squishserver. This makes it possible to interact with the filesystem and to start processes on the system the Squishserver...

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  • Overview of the new file comparison functions in Squish 6.3

    By on September 12, 2017

    With Squish 6.3 we added two new file comparison functions. The objective is to make it easier to verify not just the application state but also the output an application might generate. Squish now offers a general comparison function test.compareTextFiles. This function can be used to compare any type...

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  • Squish adds support for web testing with Microsoft Edge

    By on April 11, 2017

    So far Squish for Web, which supports a wide range of web browsers for automated Web testing, didn’t support Microsoft Edge. The Edge browser was introduced with the release of Windows 10 and is replacing Internet Explorer as the default browser on Windows. With the upcoming release of Squish 6.3 we...

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