Python Automation Module for Internet Explorer 1.3 released

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2 Jul 2004 11:45:06 -0700


What is P.A.M.I.E - http://pamie.sourceforge.net

This tool was developed as an open source Python class (cPAMIE). 
Pamie allows you to control an instance of Internet Explorer and
access it's methods attributes, events, properties though OLE
automation .

You can write simple or complex scripts which allows you to automate
Internet Explorer.

You can easily drive them using either MS Excel, MS Access, or Oracle.

This tool was modeled after the Perl module by Henry Wasserman Sam.pm.


How is I.E. automated?:
By utilizing the following; Collections, Methods, Events and
Properties exposed by the DHTML Object Model

Who is this for?
This "free" open source tool "Pamie" was developed to help quality
assurance engineers, developers or any other technical professionals
in their web testing efforts.

USES:

* Build verification testing for a web site  
* Simulating different users logging into a web  
* Simulating different users filling in and submitting an online
enrollment.
* An aide for developing other web testing tools.

Example: Take Pamie for a test drive!


Pamie is in the early stages but is still a professional quality tool
that is quite useable and effective.

Functions that will be available for latest version. 
Current Method list in CVS: 
GetNames - NEW! 
GetCookie - NEW! 
ClickButton 
ClickImage 
ClickLink 
ClickSubmitButton 
FireEvent 
GetCheckBox  
GetCheckBoxChecked  
GetForm 
ControlNames 
GetNames
GetFormNames  
GetFrameNames  
GetListBox  
GetListBoxSelected  
GetRadioButton  
GetRadioButtonSet  
GetTextBox - new 
LocationName 
LocationURL 
Navigate 
SetCheckBox 
SetEventListBox 
SetListBox 
SetRadioButton 
SetTextBox 
UnSetCheckBox   
UnSetListBox  

 __doc__ 
__init__ 

__module__ 
 _wait_ 
 innerHTML 
outerHTML 
pageText 
quit 
refresh 


Thank you
Robert Marchetti