Squish tip of the week: How to work with an already running application

July 16, 2014

Posted by Amanda Burma on July 16, 2014 in All, Blog

Start the application using start*aut instead of starting it directly:
```
startaut --port=<portNumber> <AUT_PATH>
```
Register the AUT as an Attachable AUT

Using start*aut you can playback or interact with a running application using Squish, because the hook is already loaded and ready.

Update your Test Suite Setting’s Application list to use <No Application>
Now when you record, the Record Settings window displays where you can select to use the running application

Create a shell or batch file and use it instead of the direct AUT executable to start your application.

C:\squish\bin\startaut --port=9999 C:\myApplication.exe

androidobserver for android AUTs

startaut for Qt, Mac OS X, and Tk AUTs

startjavaaut for Java AUTs

startwinaut for native Windows AUTs