Learning and Technology

So today I was just reading and going through the tech news and I found out an extremely cool and interactive website that helps people to 'how to code'. So here i am presenting a review for the pretty pretty site I loved :). This site is for all those tech and geeky fellows out there who loves coding or wish to seek career in development. The site is called Codecademy , presented by Zach and Ryan. It’s a startup, a global hit indeed which just raised a 2.5 Million funding , which teaches you how to code in lessons form. A user is presented with an editor in which he is guided with step by step programming courses. On clearing some steps he is transferred to next step, a next lesson, he is also presented with virtual rewards and badges. After clearing and learning basic programming concepts he is then taught with JavaScript concepts. Codeacademy Home page The site is open for all, to post and share different programming lessons. Available topics are JavaScript, Python, Ruby

During automation we might have came across scenarios which requires selecting group of data and downloading an Excel file and then save it on a particular location. Automating Excel sheets requires correct steps to follow. At first you have to create an Excel object and then to save, you have to choose a dynamic location and it should not be machine dependent. So here i am presenting a quick function that serves the discussed purpose. Step 1. Make a vbs file i.e open notepad copy the below code and save it with a .vbs extension. [Name].[vbs]. Step 2 . Add the function in QTP resources. Browse file > Settings > Resources tab. Step 3 Now Call the function in your code where required. Use keyword 'Call' ''''''Function initializing Public Function ExcelExport() ''''''Check excel button existence If (Browser("name:=.*").Page("title:=.*").WebButton("html id:=some ID").Exist(1)) the

This article will help you in getting the run-time URL of your website and comparing with user defined i.e from datatable, if that is correct it logs into the application otherwise exits the application When you are automating your application using QTP, you might have to deal with multiple URLs, i.e. if your application is deployed on multiple Servers / Environments, every time you run your script, it has to be configured with correct credentials. Here is a quick function that can be applicable in all such conditions. Make a VBS file. Open notepad, copy the below code and save the file with .vbs extension, Now provide login credentials, i.e. username and password in your datatable and Call the function we just made. '''''Function Declaration Public Function FunctionName()  '''''Gets the runtime URL and assign the value in the variable browserURL=Browser("title:=page title").Page("url:=page url").GetROProperty("URL