Wiki Page: Why does SilkPerformer appear to hang when I try to open a large...
This was a known issue in SilkPerformer 2007, resolved by Patch 3, and all later versions. Old KB# 20278
View ArticleForum Post: RE: Users and Iterations in SilkPerformer
Well, that is hard to tell remotely. You have to make sure, that each of your iterations ends on the same page as the iteration started on, otherwise the next iteration will be out of context. Did you...
View ArticleWiki Page: Import the Silk Performer SSL certificates into a java keystore...
There are two processes involved in importing the Borland certificates into a Java keystore. Convert the Borland certificates to DER format. Import the DER certificates into a java keystore. Convert...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why might I encounter the error "SYSTEM: 231 All pipe instances...
During either the running of a load-test against Microsoft SQL Server and/or the monitoring of client-side real-time measures in Silk Performer, virtual users may crash, or not start, with the...
View ArticleWiki Page: When using Performance Explorer to monitor more than one server...
When using Performance Explorer to monitor more than one server, if one of the servers is unavailable then you may find that no measures are returned, even for the other available servers. This...
View ArticleWiki Page: Is there a Decrease Date function in SilkPerformer?
While there is no actual function to decrease the date with BDL scripting, you can use the IncDate function which also handles subtracting days. Thus: nNewDate := IncDate(19961015, -7); write("newdate...
View ArticleWiki Page: When attempting to monitor using JMX why do I see the error...
This error can occur if you try to monitor a server or application using Performance Explorer"s JMX support: This error will be displayed if you have not installed Java Virtual Machine (JVM) version...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why does the Recorder"s pause button not work when recording Java...
The Recorder"s pause button is disabled when recording Java, this is due to the importance of correlating all input values (parameters) of method calls. These values are usually obtained from return...
View ArticleWiki Page: When opening a .NET Explorer project why do I get the error...
This error can occur if the .NET project has been saved on a machine with a higher .NET Runtime than the one currently set in the registry for .NET Explorer. To open the project it is necessary to...
View ArticleWiki Page: How can I pass integers to Nullable types in .Net Explorer?
This is currently not possible. Since the introduction of Microsoft"s .NET Framework 2.0 it is possible to pass a NULL value to value types. However within .NET Explorer 2006 it is not possible to...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why am I unable to execute multiple GUI-Level virtual users on a...
In order for a "Terminal Session" to be opened when executing a GUI-Level loadtest; the Silk Performer MMC or Agent software can only be installed on Windows Server Edition (2000 or 2003). If you...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why does the "Finished Loading Plug-ins" dialog box not close...
This issue may happen if the Performance Explorer plug-in does not fully load after opening. The dialog box pop-up is a progress status, so if the plug-in is continually trying to load the "Finished...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: id dynamic on stress test
1) You can configure Silk Performer to ignore certain attributes for locator generation. 2) You can take advantage of wildcards, array indizes and DOM hierachy in your locators. further reading to...
View ArticleForum Post: RE: id dynamic on stress test
Hi, You may also find the following information on the Preferred DOM Attribute' option within Silk Performer useful:...
View ArticleWiki Page: How are Silk Performer"s Percentile measurements calculated?
The percentile calculation method in Silk Performer is based on an approximation algorithm, using a series of "markers"which form an interpolated curve over the real measure points. This is because we...
View ArticleWiki Page: Silverlight support in Silk Performer
Microsoft Silverlight is an application framework for writing rich internet applications and the runtime in which those applications execute. Since the release of Silk Performer 2011, support was...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why are no Oracle Forms functions recorded, even though I have met...
JDK version In JDK versions previous to JDK 1.6, when an applet was launched, the browser attached the JDK"s jvm.dll to the browser process. This meant that hooking the browser executable,...
View ArticleWiki Page: Is it possible to record ODBC traffic against SQL Server 2005?
When attempting to record ODBC traffic against Microsoft SQLServer 2005 you will find that the SQL Server Management Studio that is bundled with SQL Server 2005 does not produce ODBC traffic. The...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why might I get the error "LauncherService: 33 - Authentication...
The problem is that when the Controller machine has a service password set, this password also gets used for any remote Agents installed using the perfRsManager.exe tool from that Controller. Please...
View ArticleWiki Page: Why do I receive the error "HTTP: 1011 - unexpected connection...
This error has a number of possible causes, though in most instances it is the result of a failure or limitation in one of the components of the System Under Test (SUT), usually under load conditions....
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