How can I test Compact .NET Framework applications with TestComplete?
A.: Both Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 and Visual Studio 2005 let you create, run and debug Windows CE applications targeting the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework. For further reference, we will call them Windows CE .NET applications. To run these applications under a Win32 platform, you can either use the Windows CE device emulator (which is built into Visual Studio), or run the application as a Win32 application (provided that you have Microsoft .NET Framework v. 1.0.3705 or later installed on the given computer). If you manage to run a Windows CE .NET application under Microsoft .NET Framework, you will be able to test it with TestComplete like you test any ordinary .NET application, which are meant to be run under the Microsoft .NET Framework. Testing Windows CE .NET applications requires the .NET Client plug-in. It makes the given .NET application “Open” for TestComplete and thus provides access to the application’s internals (objects, methods and properties). See the answer to the
A.: Both Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 and Visual Studio 2005 let you create, run and debug Windows CE applications targeting the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework. Let’s call them Windows CE .NET applications. To run such an application under a Win32 platform, you can either use the Windows CE device emulator (which is built in Visual Studio), or run the application as a Win32 application (provided that you have Microsoft .NET Framework v. 1.0.3705 or later installed on the given computer). If you manage to run a Windows CE .NET application under Microsoft .NET Framework, you will be able to test it in TestComplete like you test ordinary .NET applications, which are meant to be run under the Microsoft .NET Framework. Testing of Windows CE .NET applications requires the .NET Open Applications plug-in. It makes the given .NET application “Open” for TestComplete and thus provides access to the application’s internals (objects, methods and properties). See the answer to the previous questio
A.: The Enterprise edition of TestComplete 7 allows you to test Windows CE based applications directly on portable devices. This also applies to Microsoft .NET Compact Framework applications. You can connect the device to your personal computer and test WinCE applications the same way you test ordinary desktop applications: examine the application structure in the Object Browser, record and playback user actions, interact with controls and so on. See Testing Windows Mobile Applications for further details.
