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Welcome to the VNCRobot site!
What is
VNCRobot?
VNCRobot is a tool based on a VNC client. It can control remote
computers running a VNC server via the RFB protocol. VNCRobot provides
its own proprietary scripting language and a set of useful features
allowing to program, verify and reproduce behavior of the
remote
computer and provide a comprehensive report, which makes it a powerful
tool for automated testing of any software. For real usage examples see
the How To Use VNCRobot
document. There's also a VNCRobot
1.2 demo which demonstrates basic functionality on an example of a
simple automated test case.
How does it work?
VNC is a remote control software which allows you to view and interact
with one computer (the "server") using a simple program (the "viewer")
on another computer anywhere on the Internet. In simple words you can
see the server's desktop (also called "frame buffer") in your viewer
and
you can operate the server as if you were working on a local machine.
The viewer actually sends all your mouse pointer moves, clicks and
drags
and keys typed on your keyboard to the server which sends back updates
of the remote desktop. For more information on RFB protocol and VNC
technology read the documentation on Tight VNC and Real VNC sites.
VNCRobot is a proprietary implementation of VNC
viewer enhanced with additional functionality. Apart
from
standard viewer functions it provides a scripting language which
can simulate any user action and send the appropriate messages to the
server. For example, if you want to type a text on your server, you may
type it in a standard way in the viewer or use a VNCRobot script
command
to type the text for you. There are commands for mouse moves, clicks
and
drags too. You may also take screenshots of your desktop, check for
desktop updates, perform image comparisons to verify result of your
actions and many more. These
features allow you to write a script consisting of such commands and
execute it repeatedly to reproduce a task, for example testing of a
software product.
What do I need to run VNCRobot?
Download VNCRobot from the Downloads
page. As the tool is written in Java, you will have to download and
install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5.. You will also need to
install
and set up a VNC server. All three software components are free and
support virtually all significant operating systems and platforms. Read
the VNCRobot
Install Notes available in the Documentation
section for more information.
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