[Webtest] Forward referencing issue during FrameSet loading

Wed, 13 Jul 2005 18:11:21 +0530

Hi,

We have an issue with forward referencing while loading frameset in Webtest=
. The application works fine in IE as well as FireFox. Have not tested on M=
ozilla though.

HTML Source is as follows
-----------------------------------
MainFrame.html
-----------------------------------
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>
Main
</TITLE>
<META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"EXPIRES" CONTENT=3D"0">
<META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"PRAGMA" CONTENT=3D"no-cache">
<META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"CACHE-CONTROL" CONTENT=3D"no-cache">
</HEAD>
<FRAMESET ROWS=3D"14%,*" FRAMEBORDER=3D"0" FRAMESPACING=3D"0">
    <FRAME NAME=3D"topbar" SRC=3D"about:blank" FRAMEBORDER=3D"0" SCROLLING=
=3D"no" NORESIZE>
    <FRAMESET COLS=3D"18%,*" FRAMEBORDER=3D"0"  FRAMESPACING=3D"0">
        <FRAME NAME=3D"menu" SRC=3D"Menu.html" FRAMEBORDER=3D"0" SCROLLING=
=3D"no" NORESIZE>
        <FRAMESET ROWS=3D"83%,17%,*,*" FRAMEBORDER=3D"0"  FRAMESPACING=3D"0=
" name=3D"inn">
            <FRAME NAME=3D"workarea" SRC=3D"about:blank" FRAMEBORDER=3D"0" =
SCROLLING=3D"auto" NORESIZE>
            <FRAME NAME=3D"button_pallete" SRC=3D"about:blank" FRAMEBORDER=
=3D"0" SCROLLING=3D"no" NORESIZE>
            <FRAME NAME=3D"hiddenFrame" SRC=3D"about:blank" FRAMEBORDER=3D"=
0" SCROLLING=3D"no" NORESIZE>
        </FRAMESET>
    </FRAMESET>
</FRAMESET>
</HTML>
-----------------------------------
Menu.html
-----------------------------------
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Page 1</TITLE>
<script language=3D"javascript1.2" type=3D"text/javascript">
var BUTTON_PALLETE;
function checkTop()
{
    alert("in menu.html checktop top.button_pallete =3D " + top.button_pall=
ete);
    alert("in menu.html checktop BUTTON_PALLETE =3D " + BUTTON_PALLETE);
    BUTTON_PALLETE.src=3D"Button.html";
}

function init()
{
    BUTTON_PALLETE=3Dtop.button_pallete;
    alert("In init of menu.html..Hi button pallete :"+BUTTON_PALLETE+" Top =
Button Pallette "+top.button_pallete);
}
</script>
</HEAD>
<BODY onload=3D"init()">
<FORM action=3D"Href_Hash2.html" METHOD=3D"POST" name=3D"Test1">
<a href=3D"#" onclick=3D"checkTop()">Click Here</a>
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>
-------------------------------------

The script is as follows :=20
-------------------------------------
<invoke url=3D"MainFrame.html"/>
<followframe name=3D"menu" />
<clicklink label=3D"Click Here" />
-------------------------------------

When MainFrame.html is invoked, the BUTTON_PALLETE is initialized with null=
 in the Menu.html page. Although top.button_pallette is a valid object in t=
he alert. This can be seen as part of alert debug. Not a neat way to check =
script :-(.

I am not sure how parsing is done in Webtest (or HTMLUnit internally). At t=
he same time this works fine in IE as well as FireFox.

When we use followframe, it intelligently picks up the already parsed page =
(does not try to get/load/parse it again).

Is there a workaround for this issue or can this be fixed easily?

Regards,
- Nimesh

MASTEK
"Making a valuable difference"
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