{"id":5115,"date":"2015-01-07T14:51:20","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T18:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webperformance.com\/load-testing-tools\/blog\/?p=5115"},"modified":"2017-05-24T15:49:14","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T19:49:14","slug":"performance-tester-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webperformance.com\/load-testing-tools\/blog\/2015\/01\/performance-tester-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Performance Tester 6.5 release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve been following the quick pace of development of our real-browser features, we know you&#8217;ll be excited about these new features:<\/p>\n<h3>Extract values<\/h3>\n<p>Data in the browser can now be extracted into a user state variable for use later in the testcase.\u00a0<a title=\"Extracting Values from the Browser\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webperformance.com\/load-testing-tools\/blog\/2015\/01\/extracting-values-browser\/\"> Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webperformance.com\/load-testing-tools\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ExtractStepExample.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webperformance.com\/load-testing-tools\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ExtractStepExample.png\" alt=\"Example of extracting a value from the browser\" width=\"500\" height=\"52\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Organize testcase steps<\/h3>\n<p>The steps in real-browser testcases can now be organized into hierarchical groups for better readability and easier maintenance. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webperformance.com\/load-testing-tools\/blog\/2014\/12\/organize-logical-testcases\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webperformance.com\/load-testing-tools\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CompoundStepScreenshot.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webperformance.com\/load-testing-tools\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CompoundStepScreenshot.png\" alt=\"Compound steps in real-browser testcases\" width=\"523\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Improved selection from choice boxes<\/h3>\n<p>Drop-down choices now support selection by position in the list (i.e. index) and by the option value (a hidden attribute in the HTML). <a title=\"Selecting a choice by index or value from a drop-down list in the browser\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webperformance.com\/load-testing-tools\/blog\/2015\/01\/selecting-choice-browser\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>New API for downloaded files<\/h3>\n<p>A new API has been added to our scripted step support to provide access to downloaded files. <a title=\"Accessing downloaded files in real-browser testcases\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webperformance.com\/load-testing-tools\/blog\/2014\/12\/accessing-downloaded-testcases\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Firefox and Chrome support updated<\/h3>\n<p>The 6.5 release adds support for Firefox 33\/34 and Chrome 38-39.<\/p>\n<h3>Quickly locate cookies in HTTP testcases<\/h3>\n<p>We have not forgotten about virtual-browser (HTTP) testcases &#8211; the testcase editor has a new feature that makes it easy to locate and inspect cookies throughout the testcase.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Merrill, Chief Engineer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve been following the quick pace of development of our real-browser features, we know you&#8217;ll be excited about these new features:<br \/>\nExtract values<br \/>\nData in the browser can now be extracted into a user state variable for use later in the testcase.\u00a0<a title=\"Extracting Values from the Browser\" href=\"https:\/\/www.webperformance.com\/load-testing-tools\/blog\/2015\/01\/extracting-values-browser\/\"> Read more&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webperformance.com\/load-testing-tools\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ExtractStepExample.png\"><\/a><br \/>\n\u00a0Organize testcase steps<br \/>\nThe steps in real-browser testcases can now be organized into hierarchical groups for better readability and easier maintenance. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webperformance.com\/load-testing-tools\/blog\/2014\/12\/organize-logical-testcases\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webperformance.com\/load-testing-tools\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CompoundStepScreenshot.png\"><\/a><br \/>\nImproved selection from choice boxes<br \/>\nDrop-down choices now support selection by position in the list (i.e. index) and by the option value (a hidden attribute in the HTML). <a &hellip; 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