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anastasl's avatar
14 years ago

Executing a Remote Desktop Test Recording on a Remote PC

Topic:

Executing a Remote Desktop Test Recording on a Remote PC via Distributing Testing.



Setup Environment:

1 server - Test Complete is Installed

1 workstation (Client) - Test Execute is Installed

Master Project - Network Suite Added. Host = Workstion IP.

Slave Project - Network Suite Added. Keyword Tests Exist for server side and client side (Remote Desktop Recorded Tests).



Issue:

Created a Workstation Key Word Test on the Server using the Remote Desktop Application. Playback on the server with the remote desktop session opens works great. However if i were to copy the project to the slave computer (Workstation) and load the Workstation Recording to be run as a task (distributed testing) on the actual Workstation Machine versus the remote desktop session an error occurs saying the Object does not Exist. It only detects the window. Why when i record a test using the remote desktop feature can it not play on the actual remote machine via distributed testing. It is as if i have to install Test Complete on both Workstation and Server and record all associated keyword tests on their actual machines. Is there a way around this issue?








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  • Hi Lauren,


     


    In order to execute tests properly, TestComplete and the tested application should be run on the same computer. Is this what you do on your slave machine? There's no way to test applications remotely, because there's no way to access GUI objects of processes via the network.