Did you have got a good answer?

It is comical talking to sales post and pre, support, and the numerous other Adobe employees that cannot figure out how to sell this product.

Is there anyway I can get working with Flex Automation? is there such a product or is it just an installer asking for a serial number that does not exist.

Flex automation requires
"a valid Flex Data Services / LiveCycle Data Services ES Express serial number is required for installation of Flex Automation"

I've downloaded LiveCycle installed it and if its not on a server it works without a serial number, but I still need a serial number for the Flex Automation.

How do I purchase a serial number for LiveCycle Data Services?

thanks

The funny thing is, even at the best of times it's a challenge to convince management to get out the tin of WD-40 to unstick the purse strings. I find it absolutely amazing that there is no way to get a trial run, albeit limited, to get a proof of concept for a product that we want to buy, (but must convince management of value), and, presumably, Adobe AND HP want to sell.

Why is Adobe being so quiet on this front? Please work with us to get a solution together so we can pay you money.

Hi ,Did any one got the serial number for flex automation package ?

Thanks ,Raghu

Hi all,

If you use the Flex Builder 3 beta you will be able to get a trial of the automation package. We do not usually offer trials of automation with Flex 2 unless you work with the direct sales organization.

Matt
Adobe

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flex/flexbuilder3/

Yep, check out http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/samples/flex_store_v2/ for a good getting started example with links to the docs.

I installed flex 3 beta and the automation package, and I tested QTP with http://examples.adobe.com/flex2/inproduct/lcds/flexstore/flexstore.htm l, and QTP is recognizing elements in the flex... So I'm pretty sure the testing side is set up right, but when I try to compile the library files to test my own applications, I get "An internal error has occurred. Please check the error log", and "Unable to load SWC automation.swc".
The log file has "!MESSAGE Uncaught exception in compiler" as well as all kinds of other info.
I am trying to use the Project > Properties > Flex Compiler method.

A strange thing is that I can't locally reference the swc libraries. Flex Builder is here: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Flex Builder 3, and the SWCs are here: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Flex Builder 3\sdks\moxie\frameworks\libs, so I tried -include-libraries "sdks\moxie\frameworks\libs\automation.swc" "sdks\moxie\frameworks\libs\automation_agent.swc" "sdks\moxie\frameworks\libs\qtp.swc" and I always get the error "unable to open 'sdks\moxie\frameworks\libs\... ...swc'" If I put the entire path, that error ceases, but I see the errors listed at the beginning of this post.

Is this a problem with the Beta 3 installation, or has anyone else had the problem?... or can someone see where I'm screwing things up?

Well... in response to my post above, I finally figured out how to get the Flex 3 Beta libraries to work.

I was only adding the libraries from the "Compiler" section in Project > Properties. I found that the libraries also had to be added in the "Library Path" (Go to Project > properties > Flex Build Path > Library path)

I can now test my projects with QTP.

However, I did not figure out why I can not relatively reference the libraries in the Compiler section. I still must enter the full path to the library.

dumb_drummer, when you record your test, does QTP just show the flex as an object, but does not identify any of the components that you are interacting with?

If so, (from my limited experience) I found that I had to first figure out if the problem was with the automation plugin and QTP, or if the problem was that the libraries were not properly being compiled into the project when I built it.

Do you have the same problem when you try to record a test here?: http://examples.adobe.com/flex2/inproduct/lcds/flexstore/flexstore.htm l

I did not try QTP 9.2 because I saw someone post somewhere that they could not get QTP 9.2 to work and had to go back to QTP 9.1. I am using 9.1, and after installing the Automation package included with the flex 3 beta, I haven't had any problem with QTP seeing the components and their properties.

dumb_drummer, the problem could be that the example you sent was not compiled with the automation libraries. Where did you find the example? Did the reference to it indicate that it was compiled with the automation libraries? (I'm not at work, so I don't have access to QTP to test it now, but I can try on Monday)

When I was trying to get it to work, I had similar problems... that example I sent you recorded fine, but the apps I compiled did not. I wasn't including the automation libraries right, but when I did, my apps worked.

If the example you referenced did not indicate that it was compiled with the libraries, you may have to create your own app and make sure the libraries are included.

Please see my earlier posts to see how I got past the problems I had when compiling, and let me know if I can clarify anything.

Well, it turned out that running the compile from the commandline was the problem. It appeared that everything was going fine when doing so, but for some reason, QTP couldn't record traffic against the resulting app. I compiled from within the FlexBuilder 3.0 Beta IDE and I finally could record traffic with QTP. The reason I had not done this earlier was because of publicly documented instructions from Adobe:
If you are editing the Component Explorer sample code from within Flex Builder, you must still compile the individual samples using the command-line compiler. (as documented in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Flex Builder 3 Plug-in\sdks\moxie\samples\explorer\README.html).

Does the QTP 9.2 w/the Flex Beta 3 Automation package work? Any new comments? Would anyone know if the Automation Package using the QTP 9.2 will work w/the Life Cycle Data Services ES Express package? Does the LCDS ES Express expose the required license to deploy the Automation Package for Flex 2? Is QTP 9.2 compatible with the Flex 2 Automation Package?

Hi Guys,
I have installed FDS, Automation libraries and Flex Plug-in for QTP.The Qtp 9.2 can recognize the flex objects at the link http://examples.adobe.com/flex2/inproduct/lcds/flexstore/flexstore.htm l.But When I try to invoke our application, the QTP cannot recognize the Flex Objects.The Same Application works fine for my colleague..who had previous Flex development environment.Between the applicationc is compiled with the automation libraries....Have I missed something?.Please help me in resolving the problem.
Thanks in advance.

I have the QTP configured with Flex and I am able to record most events. Attempting to record a mouse rollover results in the following error : “Error: Unable to find automation method 'flash.events.MouseEvent' for class 'name: FlexImage superClassName: FlexLoader”. My app is a simple image which applies two states to display the image. It utilizes the Automation.automationManager.recordAutomatableEvent method for the target event, within the “rollover” event handler. Also, I override the “replayAutomatableEvent(Event)” method calling the Automation.automationObjectHelper.replayMouseEvent() for the MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER event. The error propagates from the MouseMove event as reported in the stack trace –Click and ChangeFocus also are reported. I’ve added the rollover event to the “TEAFlex.xml” file. Its my understanding that any event outside of those defined in the “QTP Object Type” document for each control can be configured in the “TEAFlex.xml” file, for any control descending from UIComponent. I received a similar error after extending the ProductCatalogThumbnail ( Canvas ) class contained in the flex store code, though this error propogates from Scroll. Can you determine why ( in the first case ), the rollover is failing?

Stack trace:
Error: Unable to find automation method 'flash.events.MouseEvent' for class 'name: FlexImage
superClassName: FlexLoader
event2descriptor: (Object)#0
flash.events.FocusEvent|keyFocusChange = (mx.automation.qtp::QTPEventDescriptor)#1
eventClassName = "flash.events.FocusEvent"
eventType = "keyFocusChange"
name = "ChangeFocus"
flash.events.MouseEvent|click = (mx.automation.qtp::QTPEventDescriptor)#2
eventClassName = "flash.events.MouseEvent"
eventType = "click"
name = "Click"
flash.events.MouseEvent|mouseMove = (mx.automation.qtp::QTPEventDescriptor)#3
eventClassName = "flash.events.MouseEvent"
eventType = "mouseMove"
name = "MouseMove"'.
at mx.automation::AutomationManager/recordAutomatableEvent()
at ViewStates_wt3/dispatchLowLevelEvent()
at ViewStates_wt3/__soup_rollOver()
at [mouseEvent]
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Hi

I have installed QTP 9.2, Flex Automation Package / builder /flex plug-in, QTP recognized the flex controls of sample application ( http://examples.adobe.com/flex2/inproduct/lcds/flexstore/flexstore.htm l ): It worked after I ran build.bat from C:\Program Files\Adobe\Flex Builder 3\sdks\moxie\samples\explorer: below is the sample script:

Browser("FlexStore").FlexApplication("flexstore").FlexImage("image").C lick
Browser("FlexStore").FlexApplication("flexstore").FlexToggleButtonBar( "_ToggleButtonBar1").Change "Home"
Browser("FlexStore").FlexApplication("flexstore").FlexToggleButtonBar( "_ToggleButtonBar1").Change "Products"
Browser("FlexStore").FlexApplication("flexstore").FlexCanvas("Products ").FlexPanel("Browse").FlexCanvas("Nokia 6010").FlexImage("assets/pic/Nokia_6010.gif").Click

BUT when i tried to record/recognise the flex controls of our company's flex application to be automated, the whole application is recognised as a single object "MacromediaFlashPlayerActiveX" and the child controls are not recognised by QTP

How should I proceed further?, also please let me know the way to compile my application: then it may work for me

Thanks in advance

-Girish.

Hi I've tried to setup the flex automation package for QTP. I was able to setup QTP 9.2 to recognize the objects of the sample 'flexstore.html". But when I repeated the same steps which I did in my machine in some other machines, I'm unable to setup, ie it is recognizing as macromedia active x objects instead of flex objects. I did something during my first installation which I'm unable to reproduce during the successive installation process.

1. Installed the flex builder 3 standalone installation "flexbuilder3_b2_win_sa.exe" on d: drive of my machine.
2. Opened the flex builder 3 and selected a project. Gave the flex compiler libraries path in Project -> properties -> Flex Compiler.
-include -libraries "D:\Program_Files\adobe\Flex Builder 3\sdks\3.0.0\frameworks\libs\automation.swc" "D:\Program_Files\adobe\Flex Builder 3\sdks\3.0.0\frameworks\libs\automation_agent.swc" "D:\Program_Files\adobe\Flex Builder 3\sdks\3.0.0\frameworks\libs\automation_dmv.swc" "D:\Program_Files\adobe\Flex Builder 3\sdks\3.0.0\frameworks\libs\qtp.swc"

3. Since I've installed in D: drive, in my library path, the above 4 swc files were not referenced. So i also included them in Library path. (automation.swc, automation_agent.swc, automation_dmv.swc, qtp.swc)

4. Installed the flash player with Activex control.

5. installed QTP 9.2 on C: drive the default location.

6. Installed the QTP_plugin for flex.

7. After restarting the machine, when I invoked QTP, it displayed the flex plugin. I've selected the plugin and started QTP.

8. Opened up the sample flexstore.html application.

9. Now when I tried to recognize the objects, the objects are not recognized as "flex Objects" instead it is recognized as macromedia active x objects

If anyone has solution for this please help me out as I'm unable to find out the problem where I went wrong in setting it up.

Thanks.

matt_chotin,
This is a reply to your comment on 07/12/2007 12.03.07 AM.
I am trying to install Flex Automated Testing files. I have already downloaded the installer (flexATWin.exe). But it is asking for Serial No. Then as per your above referenced comment I have downloaded "flexbuilder3_b2_win_sa_101107.exe" and installed it.
Now my question is what is the next step? Still when I am trying to install Automated installer, it is asking for Serial no.

how did u downloaded the flex automation installer. where could i get it.