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sbharath0490's avatar
sbharath0490
New Contributor
9 years ago

Running TC scripts on multiple browsers without locally installing browsers.

Hi All,   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.   Is there any way to do this task.  ...
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tristaanogre
Esteemed Contributor
9 years ago

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. 

 

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.

sbharath0490's avatar
sbharath0490
New Contributor
9 years ago

Thanks for reply,

 

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.

 

Thanks,

Bharath

 

 

 

 

 

  • tristaanogre's avatar
    tristaanogre
    Esteemed Contributor
    9 years ago

    Yup. Although, if you have installation licenses for TestExecute that you can put on the VM's, that would be better than installing the full TestComplete application on those VM's. You can then write your automation tests to run on a different browser based upon the environment if need be.

    • sbharath0490's avatar
      sbharath0490
      New Contributor
      9 years ago

      Hi

       

      Please let me know, 

       

      1. Does Test Complete have multiple browser support of Non Locally install browsers?  Meaning does Test complete have built in Plugins for each of these browsers and OS’s.  Examples Windows 7 and IE 11, IOS 9 and Safari, Windows 8 and Chrome, Windows 10 and Firefox
      2. If Question 1 is no.  Could test complete integrate with tools like http://Browserstack.com,

       

       

      Thanks,

      Bharath

      • Colin_McCrae's avatar
        Colin_McCrae
        Community Hero
        9 years ago

        1. No. As previously stated.

        2. No. Browserstack is proprietary. TestComplete relies on browser plugins.

         

        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 ....

         

        https://www.browserstack.com/automate/integrations