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Summary
This page illustrates how eValid adaptive playback operates within an InputValue command relative to a CHECKBOX object -- the one shown above.

Description of Script and Demonstration Process

1. This page includes a simple table with a CHECKBOX named "option2". RightClick and use "View Source" to see this page.
2. Shown below is an eValid script that includes eight instances of the InputValue command, as follows:
   1. eValid supplies the specified value into the input CHECKBOX, in the correct location.
   2. eValid supplies the specified value into the input CHECKBOX, but at an INCORRECT location. In this case Adaptive Playback will find the CHECKBOX of the specified name on the page and type with the value.
   3. eValid supplies the specified value into the input CHECKBOX, with the Adaptive Playback feature forced ON by setting the idx for the command to "0".
   4. eValid supplies a different name into the input CHECKBOX, with the Adaptive Playback feature where the idx stayed the same.
   5. eValid supplies the same name into the input CHECKBOX, with the Adaptive Playback feature where the idx is different.
   6. eValid supplies a different name into the input CHECKBOX, with the Adaptive Playback feature where the value is same.
   7. eValid supplies a different name and value into the input CHECKBOX, with the Adaptive Playback feature where the idx is the same.
   8. eValid supplies the same name and value into the input CHECKBOX, with the Adaptive Playback feature where the type is different.

3. Cut/paste the script from below into the eValid script window and press Play.
4. The eValid Eventlog responses illustrate eValid operation in all three cases.
5. CAUTION! If the name of the box is not unique on the page, then adaptive playback will identify the first occurring box of the required name, even if that is NOT the correct box. Having non-unique names for objects is not recommended.

Script
Here is the script for which playback by eValid will illustrate all of the Adaptive Playback capabilities described above.

# # Recording by eValid(TM) # Copyright @ 2010 by Software Research, Inc. # Recording made on: Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (IE 6.0.2800.1106) # Recording started: # ProjectID "eValid" GroupID "Doc" TestID "16-input-value" LogID "AUTO" ValidVersion 6 0 208 ScreenSize 1280 1024 FontSize 1 DeleteCache DeleteCookies InitLink "http://www.e-Valid.com/Products/Documentation.9/Support/inp" \ "ut.value.adaptive.playback.html" Note "(1) CORRECT idx LOCATION instance..." InputValue 0 50 "CHECKBOX" "" "option2" "Butter" "TRUE" "" Wait 2000 Note "(2) INCORRECT idx LOCATION instance with Adaptive Playback and another CHECKBOX..." InputValue 0 51 "CHECKBOX" "" "option2" "Butter" "TRUE" "" Wait 2000 Note "(3) INCORRECT idx LOCATION instance with Adaptive Playback and type is not a CHECKBOX..." InputValue 0 0 "CHECKBOX" "" "option2" "Butter" "TRUE" "" Wait 2000 Note "(4) CORRECT idx LOCATION instance with Adaptive Playback and name is different..." InputValue 0 50 "CHECKBOX" "" "option3" "Butter" "TRUE" "" Wait 2000 Note "(5) INCORRECT idx LOCATION instance with Adaptive Playback and name is the same..." InputValue 0 41 "CHECKBOX" "" "option2" "Butter" "TRUE" "" Wait 2000 Note "(6) CORRECT idx LOCATION instance with Adaptive Playback and name is different..." InputValue 0 50 "CHECKBOX" "" "option4" "Butter" "TRUE" "" Wait 2000 Note "(7) CORRECT idx LOCATION instance with Adaptive Playback where name and value are different..." InputValue 0 50 "CHECKBOX" "" "option3" "Bacon" "TRUE" "" Wait 2000 Note "(8) CORRECT idx LOCATION instance with Adaptive Playback the same name and value with a different type..." InputValue 0 39 "TEXT" "" "option2" "Butter" "TRUE" "" Wait 2000 # Recording stopped:

Event Log
Here are the key portions of the eValid Event Log output that results from playback of the above script. These Event Log entries illustrate the eValid Adaptive Playback feature in operation.

#Starting Playback: [checkbox.evs] checkbox OK 0 0 - Current screen resolution meets or exceeds 1280 x 1024 checkbox OK 0 0 0 Command completed: ScreenSize checkbox OK 50 50 - Setting FontSize to SMALL checkbox OK 50 0 50 Command completed: FontSize checkbox OK 120 70 - Removing Internet Cache (excluding cookies) checkbox OK 150 30 - Downloaded: "http://www.e-valid.com/Images/evback.gif" [3753 bytes, 100 msec(s), status code: 200]. checkbox OK 300 150 - Internet Cache (excluding cookies) removed checkbox OK 300 0 250 Command completed: DeleteCache [Downloaded: 3753 bytes, Rate: 15.012 bytes/msec ( 120.1 Kbs )] checkbox OK 361 61 - Internet Cookies removed checkbox OK 361 0 61 Command completed: DeleteCookies checkbox OK 411 50 - Starting at: http://www.e-valid.com/Products/Documentation.9/Support/input.value.adaptive.playback.html checkbox OK 481 70 - Downloaded: "http://www.e-valid.com/Products/Documentation.9/Support/input.value.adaptive.playback.html" [18587 bytes, 40 msec(s), status code: 200]. checkbox OK 511 30 - Downloaded: "http://www.e-valid.com/Parts/newevalid.css" [3384 bytes, 30 msec(s), status code: 200]. checkbox OK 621 110 - Downloaded: "http://www.e-valid.com/Images/eValid_logo_white_trsp_top_100x52.gif" [2070 bytes, 80 msec(s), status code: 200]. checkbox OK 691 70 - Document Complete: http://www.e-valid.com/Products/Documentation.9/Support/input.value.adaptive.playback.html checkbox OK 701 10 340 Command completed: InitLink [http://www.e-valid.com/Products/Documentation.9/Support/input.value.adaptive.playback.html] [Downloaded: 24041 bytes, Rate: 70.709 bytes/msec ( 565.7 Kbs )] checkbox MESSAGE 751 50 - Note: "(1) CORRECT idx LOCATION instance..." checkbox MESSAGE 751 0 50 Command completed: Note checkbox OK 801 50 - Setting CHECKBOX item at index 39. Name=option2, Value=Butter [TRUE] checkbox OK 1833 1032 1082 Command completed: InputValue checkbox OK 1963 130 - Waiting [2000 ms * 1.00] checkbox OK 3966 2003 2133 Command completed: Wait checkbox MESSAGE 4016 50 - Note: "(2) INCORRECT idx LOCATION instance with Adaptive Playback and another CHECKBOX..." checkbox MESSAGE 4016 0 50 Command completed: Note checkbox OK 4066 50 - Setting CHECKBOX item at index 40. Name=option2, Value=Butter [TRUE] checkbox WARNING 4066 0 - CHECKBOX Name and Value property at index 40 changed from "option2" to "option3", "Butter" to "Cheese", respectively. Beginning adaptive action to find exact match... checkbox WARNING 4066 0 - Found CHECKBOX item, "option2", at index 39. checkbox WARNING 5067 1001 1051 Command completed: InputValue checkbox OK 5117 50 - Waiting [2000 ms * 1.00] checkbox OK 7120 2003 2053 Command completed: Wait checkbox MESSAGE 7170 50 - Note: "(3) INCORRECT idx LOCATION instance with Adaptive Playback and type is not a CHECKBOX..." checkbox MESSAGE 7170 0 50 Command completed: Note checkbox OK 7220 50 - Setting CHECKBOX item at index 0. Name=option2, Value=Butter [TRUE] checkbox WARNING 7220 0 - Item at index 0 is not a CHECKBOX item. Beginning adaptive action... checkbox WARNING 7220 0 - Found CHECKBOX item, "option2", at index 39. checkbox WARNING 8242 1022 1072 Command completed: InputValue checkbox OK 8292 50 - Waiting [2000 ms * 1.00] checkbox OK 10295 2003 2053 Command completed: Wait checkbox MESSAGE 10345 50 - Note: "(4) CORRECT idx LOCATION instance with Adaptive Playback and name is different..." checkbox MESSAGE 10345 0 50 Command completed: Note checkbox OK 10395 50 - Setting CHECKBOX item at index 39. Name=option3, Value=Butter [TRUE] checkbox WARNING 10395 0 - CHECKBOX Name property at index 39 changed from "option3" to "option2". Beginning adaptive action to find exact match... checkbox WARNING 10395 0 - No match found for CHECKBOX item, "option3" checkbox WARNING 10395 0 - Trying first possibly matched CHECKBOX item, "option2", at index 39. checkbox WARNING 11426 1031 1081 Command completed: InputValue checkbox OK 11476 50 - Waiting [2000 ms * 1.00] checkbox OK 13479 2003 2053 Command completed: Wait checkbox MESSAGE 13529 50 - Note: "(5) INCORRECT idx LOCATION instance with Adaptive Playback and name is the same..." checkbox MESSAGE 13529 0 50 Command completed: Note checkbox OK 13580 51 - Setting CHECKBOX item at index 41. Name=option2, Value=Butter [TRUE] checkbox WARNING 13580 0 - Item at index 41 is not a CHECKBOX item. Beginning adaptive action... checkbox WARNING 13580 0 - Found CHECKBOX item, "option2", at index 39. checkbox WARNING 14601 1021 1072 Command completed: InputValue checkbox OK 14651 50 - Waiting [2000 ms * 1.00] checkbox OK 16654 2003 2053 Command completed: Wait checkbox MESSAGE 16704 50 - Note: "(6) CORRECT idx LOCATION instance with Adaptive Playback and name is different..." checkbox MESSAGE 16704 0 50 Command completed: Note checkbox OK 16754 50 - Setting CHECKBOX item at index 39. Name=option4, Value=Butter [TRUE] checkbox WARNING 16754 0 - CHECKBOX Name property at index 39 changed from "option4" to "option2". Beginning adaptive action to find exact match... checkbox WARNING 16764 10 - No match found for CHECKBOX item, "option4" checkbox WARNING 16764 0 - Trying first possibly matched CHECKBOX item, "option2", at index 39. checkbox WARNING 17786 1022 1082 Command completed: InputValue checkbox OK 17836 50 - Waiting [2000 ms * 1.00] checkbox OK 19839 2003 2053 Command completed: Wait checkbox MESSAGE 19889 50 - Note: "(7) CORRECT idx LOCATION instance with Adaptive Playback where name and value are different..." checkbox MESSAGE 19889 0 50 Command completed: Note checkbox OK 19939 50 - Setting CHECKBOX item at index 39. Name=option3, Value=Bacon [TRUE] checkbox WARNING 19939 0 - CHECKBOX Name and Value property at index 39 changed from "option3" to "option2", "Bacon" to "Butter", respectively. Beginning adaptive action to find exact match... checkbox WARNING 19939 0 - No match found for CHECKBOX item, "option3" checkbox WARNING 19949 10 - Trying first possibly matched CHECKBOX item, "option2", at index 39. checkbox WARNING 20970 1021 1081 Command completed: InputValue checkbox OK 21020 50 - Waiting [2000 ms * 1.00] checkbox OK 23033 2013 2063 Command completed: Wait checkbox MESSAGE 23083 50 - Note: "(8) CORRECT idx LOCATION instance with Adaptive Playback the same name and value with a different type..." checkbox MESSAGE 23083 0 50 Command completed: Note checkbox OK 23133 50 - Setting TEXT item at index 39. Name=option2, Value=Butter [TRUE] checkbox WARNING 23133 0 - Item at index 39 is not a TEXT item. Beginning adaptive action... checkbox ERROR 23133 0 - No match found for TEXT item, "option2" checkbox ERROR 23133 0 50 Command completed: InputValue checkbox OK 23193 60 - Waiting [2000 ms * 1.00] checkbox OK 25206 2013 2073 Command completed: Wait checkbox END 25216 ...snip...