Is QTP OS specific

Hi ...

Is QTP OS specific?
Do we any similar tool for with good GUI for UNIX environment?

[b]Question asked by visitor hkshiv[/b]

Hi,

as i understand your question, i don't think that QTP is OS Specific. However it only supports the following Windows enviroment

Windows 2000-Service Pack 4, Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4,
Windows XP 32-Bit Edition-Service Pack 2,
Windows XP 64-Bit Edition-Service Pack 1,
Windows Server 2003 32-Bit Edition-Service Pack 1,
Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86).


Please let me know if this is not your answer.

Thanks
CPS

Hi Guest,

If you are talking about cross-platform automation (as regards UNIX OS), then QTP would definitely become OS specific. As far as Windows OS is concerned, QTP supports most of them as suggested by CPS.

As regards automating UNIX appln, I would suggest you go in for Shell scripting. I am not really sure if there is a GUI tool which can really automate UNIX applications with finesse as automating Windows based applications.

Shell scripting is better and Robust since Shell itself is a part of the UNIX systems (It acts as an Command Interpreter). Hence reading commands would be easier. You would defintely be able to automate the functionality part like -
1) Migrating files
2) Installation testing applications
3) Check File Existence / Executablity etc..

But I really dont think you could still achieve Object Verification stuff using UNIX.

Do revert back incase of any further queries...

Cheers...