And I Thought I knew QTP is the title of a new book by Tarun Lalwani.

I knew this was a different book as soon as I laid my hand on the review copy – an unusual square shaped technical book. I read a lot of technical and non-technical stuff but this was the first technical book which started off in a humorous & casual tone, with a character NURAT narrating his experiences.

The author will take proper nouns and twist them so much that it may make you chuckle at times – especially if you’re someone who is conversant with the services, stores and geography of India. In this process, he didn’t spare his own name either.

The book with its unique style is a complete reference for QTP interview questions and answers. While his previous book -QTP Unplugged- was created as a QTP Guide having sections with chapters on various topics, this book is written more like a novel involving various fictional -witty- characters. The protagonist is a next door guy who has his share of fears, apprehensions but is smart enough to overcome the ~294 pages grueling done by his interviewers and brave enough to introspect -And I Thought I knew QTP.
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After the release of Google Chrome in September’08, it has gained a significant browser share in the already hot browser market. As suggested by the green line below, this has come at the expense of giants like IE and Firefox.
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With Google Chrome gaining a significant browser share on the web and already touching 25% mark, it was imperative for HP to integrate Chrome capabilities with QTP. QTP 11 now provides replay support for Google Chrome browser. You would need to download and install the patch QTPWEB_00088.EXE available at HP’s support site.

Some important points to note:

• This patch only provides replay support and not record support on Google Chrome.
• It won’t support multiple tabs or multiple browsers in Google Chrome as available on Firefox/IE
• These web environment are not supported yet. SAP Web, Siebel, Java,.NET WebForms. Web Extensibility based test objects won’t work either.
• These methods are not supported on Google Chrome
  • Browser.Home
  • Browser.FullScreen
  • Browser.ClearCache
  • Browser.Object

All in all this patch needs a lot of refinement but still can be regarded as a good start in the direction of Google Chrome support, which was non-existent till now. As has happened with Firefox, you can expect some considerable improvement with Google Chrome support over a period of time.

The earlier Download Center link from HP doesn’t work anymore. Check the updated step-by-step instructions to download and install QuickTest Pro.

To download and install QTP, please follow ALL steps mentioned below carefully -

1. Go to QTP’s new download location
2. Click on ‘Trial software’ on the page
3. Click on ‘HP Functional Testing 11.00 Evaluation’
4. It will ask you to sign-in to HP Passport single sign on service. In case you are not registered already, complete the ‘New User registration’ form and you will be redirected to evaluation software terms of use.
5. Agree to Evaluation Software Terms of Use.
6. On the next page, click on Software_QTP_11.0_English_T6510_15066.iso(Click on the image below to see it in full view)

   

7. QTP 11 is about 3.6 GB in size so it will take around 3-4 hrs to download (depending upon your internet speed)
8. Once downloaded, you will get an iso file. Extract this iso file using your favorite unzipping software.( I prefer a nice and free utility software called 7zip which can be downloaded here. You can download and install this utility.)
9. Once extracted, go inside the folder Software_QTP_11.0_English_T6510_15066 and double click on Setup.exe file.
10. Choose default options on the next few screens.The place where it asks for QTP license keys, click on Cancel button.
11. Remember You DO NOT need order number or license keys for the trial version.
12. Come back and let us know through the comments section below if this has worked for you.

You’re done. All the best!

This article is not really related to QTP but if you’re someone who has to spend long hours on computer (which I’m sure you do), watch the video below on how I try to automate any repetitive work.

Not sure whether automation using QTP has hit my nervous system, I try to automate ANY computer based task that I feel would need to be done more than twice. The task could be writing a similar email, retrieving values from a web page and more.

In the video below I am going to show you a free tool. Once you watch the video, don’t forget to download the free template I have created for you. (Click below to watch the video.)
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