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The following are basic examples of how to use eVgen with eValid to generate test data. Create a new eValid script and add the following command, to run 50 times:

• Control file
  The script "random.evs" will be used to invoke eVgen and generate the test data using the supplied data table values. This in turn creates an output script file called out.evs which is based on a prior recorded script file which was parameterized to be the out.evt template.

  # Recording by eValid V8 # (c) Copyright 2000-2008 by Software Research, Inc.  #  ProjectID "Project" GroupID "Group" TestID "random" LogID "AUTO" #eVgenSeq "out.evt" "values.data" 50 eVgenRand "out.evt" "values.data" 50 # End of script.

• Template File
  This script "out.evt" will serve as your .evt, template file in which the field names enclosed in the {} will be substituted from the values file. 

  # Recording by eValid V8 # (c) Copyright 2000-2008 by Software Research, Inc.  #  ProjectID "Project" GroupID "Group" TestID "out" LogID "AUTO" InitLink "http://www.yahoo.com/" Wait 4035 InputValue 0 112 "TEXT" "p" "p" "{% test1} {% test2} {% test3} {% test4}" "" "" SubmitClick 0 114 "searchsubmit" "" "Web Search" "" Wait 20000 FollowLink 0 102 "Yahoo!" "http://www.yahoo.com/" "" # End of script.

• Input Values File
  This is the input *..data file, where values reside that can be used for instances of named fields in the template file. This file is called "values.data".

  #  As an example, if the supplied data file "values.data" contained the following: #  test1 phone email address fax cell test2 box square circle triangle point test3 paper memo card ink notepad test4 board screen poster monitor panel

• Output Screenshot
  Screenshot of the output of the test conducted:

  

  The eValid equivalent command line invokation, for usage in scheduled task repetitions:

  evalid -b random.evs