Running TC scripts on multiple browsers without locally installing browsers.

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Hi All,&nbsp;Could you please let me know the procedure for Running test complete scripts on multiple browsers[i.e. IE 9,10,11] without installing them locally.&nbsp;Is there any way to do this task.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thanks,Bharath

tristaanogre · Answer

TestComplete interacts with the UI of the Web Browser when executing many test cases. To run the scripts on IE 9, that browser needs to be installed on the machine that is running the scripts and the same for the other browser versions.&nbsp;
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I believe there are a number of tools and utilities that can be installed on your test machine to support multiple versions of a browser at a time. Depending on your need, different tools may be necessary.

colin_mccrae · Answer

1. No. As previously stated.2. No. Browserstack is proprietary. TestComplete relies on browser plugins.&nbsp;You *might* be able to fudge something together with Selenium WebDriver, as TestComplete now supports this. And BrowserStack mentions some sort of Selenium integration. But it feels like it would be a horrible, fragile, multi-layered solution ....&nbsp;https://www.browserstack.com/automate/integrations

sha · Answer

One way of handling multiple versions of IE is to use the built-in emulator in IE.I have a small function that ensures that if IE is called repeatedly in a browser loop, it goes through IE10, IE9, IE8 in the emulator. I control the emulator through the UI&nbsp; as I would manually (F12, Ctrl-8, click menus, drag size etc).&nbsp;I am aware that some people will not like this, as it relies on emulation and does stuff in the UI that should be handled at lower levels, but I have relatively good experience with it: it has caught a lot of bugs, which were real bugs, and has not let any through. It is not 100% robust though.

sha · Answer

This is through IEs user interface. I have a function without arguments 'IE_switch' that keeps track of a ProjectSuite variable registring how many times IE has run and does nothing first time, runs IE10 emulation second, IE9 emulation third. This uses a function with emulation settings as parameters, which do the work through IEs user interface: opens the dev tools and then the emulation tab, drags it larger, interacts with the drop downs and resizes it to small again. Some of this work can be done with keyboard shortcuts. I also in some tests use this second function 'directly' to test against IE8.&nbsp;&nbsp;

sbharath0490 · Answer

Thanks for reply,&nbsp;So can I use VM ware for installing multiple browsers and need to Install TC also in VM's and get the access through Remote desktop.&nbsp;Thanks,Bharath&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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