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Automated Testing for C/C++ GUI Applications

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I have a GUI application written in C/C++ using gcc. I need some recommendations for writing an automated test system for it. What tools/scripting should be used? The application runs on Windows.

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Afridi Avatar asked Aug 17 '09 11:08

Afridi

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My recommendation is PyWinAuto, open source tool, python based tests (fast and easy to develop) and work on win32 level. http://pywinauto.openqa.org/

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Santi Avatar answered Sep 18 '22 13:09

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We have used TestComplete here, with some success.

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qrdl Avatar answered Sep 18 '22 13:09

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