Web comparison checkpoint
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Hi Allen,
Thank you for the information. I had already read this help information and was still unsure how to resolve my problem.
However, I tried another test and changed the Web Comparison mode from 'Compare entire page' to 'Compare only specified tags' and checked 'Links', 'Images' and 'Input Elements' options.
My initial tests seems to show that this fixes my comparison problem as the comparison no longer fails. Looking at the web page source I can see the element that was failing the comparison was generated by Javascript and was writing a variable finalDate (containing current date/time) on the client side as follows:
So, the 'Compare only specified tags' obviously excludes this type of element from the page comparison (i.e. in this case the data '17:33, 29 décembre 2010 ' generated by the Javascript 'document.write(finalDate)'.
My only concern now is that I don't understand how changing the web comparison mode worked - that is, I don't know what I am now excluding from the web page comparison.
I have very little HTML/Java/VB script knowledge so it is not easy for me to understand what elements in the web page witll now be excluded from the comparison (i.e. I assume all elements that are not deemed to fall under the categories: 'Links', 'Images' and 'Input Elements').
Could you please advise me a little more regarding what the 'Compare only specified tags' with 'Links', 'Images' and 'Input Elements' option is actually doing and when using this option what am I including and what am I excluding from the web page comparison.
Thanks
Ray
Thank you for the information. I had already read this help information and was still unsure how to resolve my problem.
However, I tried another test and changed the Web Comparison mode from 'Compare entire page' to 'Compare only specified tags' and checked 'Links', 'Images' and 'Input Elements' options.
My initial tests seems to show that this fixes my comparison problem as the comparison no longer fails. Looking at the web page source I can see the element that was failing the comparison was generated by Javascript and was writing a variable finalDate (containing current date/time) on the client side as follows:
<SCRIPT>document.write(finalDate);</SCRIPT>
17:33, 29 décembre 2010 </FONT></TD></TR><!-- Code block added by Arnold R on 18-FEB-09 --><!-- Code block End --></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
So, the 'Compare only specified tags' obviously excludes this type of element from the page comparison (i.e. in this case the data '17:33, 29 décembre 2010 ' generated by the Javascript 'document.write(finalDate)'.
My only concern now is that I don't understand how changing the web comparison mode worked - that is, I don't know what I am now excluding from the web page comparison.
I have very little HTML/Java/VB script knowledge so it is not easy for me to understand what elements in the web page witll now be excluded from the comparison (i.e. I assume all elements that are not deemed to fall under the categories: 'Links', 'Images' and 'Input Elements').
Could you please advise me a little more regarding what the 'Compare only specified tags' with 'Links', 'Images' and 'Input Elements' option is actually doing and when using this option what am I including and what am I excluding from the web page comparison.
Thanks
Ray