JPH01297738A - Computer testing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the time and labor of an operator for a test by reusing a command and data required for the test by preserving the command and the data as performing an initial test by an interactive format by serial input/ output, and using those command and data in the test for second time and after. CONSTITUTION:In the initial test of a computer 3, one time of test of interactive format from a terminal 2 is performed first. At the time of performing the test, the operating content of a keyboard or test data are supplied from a processor 4 to the computer 3. Simultaneously, they are stored in a file 6. Also, the operating result of the computer 3 is displayed on the display of the terminal by a processor 5, and the feasibility of the input of the test is recognized by an operator, and also, it is stored in a file 7. And in the next time of test, the processor 4 reads out the command and the data from the file 6 sequentially and supplies them to the computer 3 or another computer 3A automatically.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] A. Industrial application field The present invention relates to a computer testing device.

B6 Summary of the Invention The present invention enables computer software testing by storing the test status in a conversational format in a file through serial input/output with the computer, and using the contents of the file for subsequent testing. Test effort 4 while eliminating functional constraints
This saves time and effort.

C1 Prior Art] In computer software and software testing, test operations and test data are made into a command file, and this file is input to the computer to be tested so that it is automatically executed.

With this conventional method, command files can be reused when modifying or upgrading a program, thereby reducing the effort required for testing.

D Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the conventional testing method, it is necessary for the computer under test to have a function for processing the command file. There were questions that needed to be created that were not applicable to other computer software tests.

Furthermore, in the conventional test method, it takes time and effort to create a command file. For this reason, tests are sometimes conducted by inputting commands from a terminal each time in a conversational manner, and both methods require a lot of time and effort.

The purpose of Kokuhaimei is to provide a test device that reduces restrictions on the combi coater to be tested, and that also reduces labor by providing flexibility in changing test contents.

E4 Means and Effects for Solving Problems In order to achieve the object described in item 1, the present invention provides, in the first test, test commands and data from a terminal are given to the test target computer by serial input, and are saved in a file. The operation output of the serial output of the computer is output to the terminal and saved in a file, and for the second and subsequent tests, test commands and data read from the file are given to the computer by serial input, and the serial operation output of the computer is output. It is equipped with a test device that compares the operational output to the file and outputs it to the terminal, and by saving commands and data from the first conversational test, the saved data can be used for the second and subsequent tests. To be able to judge whether the input used and the computer output are correct or incorrect. Furthermore, by using a serial input/output device for input/output with the computer and by storing commands and data necessary for the test in the test apparatus itself, processing means for the test is not required on the computer side.

F. Example The figure is an apparatus configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

The test equipment main body 1 has a 2-channel serial input/output line C.
H1, , CH2, one of which inputs and outputs data to and from a terminal 2 consisting of a display device, a printer, and a keyboard, and the other inputs and outputs data from and to the computer under test 3. The main body 1 includes processing units 4 and 5 containing test programs and data files 6 and 7. The processing unit 4 writes data input from the terminal 2 to a file 6 and provides it to the computer 3. The data is read and given to the computer 3. The processing device 5 writes the test result output from the computer 3 into a file 7 and outputs it to the terminal 2, and also compares the data from the file 7 with the output from the computer 3 and outputs the correctness determination result to the terminal 2.

In this configuration, the first test of the combi coater 3 is conducted once in a conversational format from the terminal 2.

During this test, keyboard operation contents and test data are given to the computer 3 from the processing device 4 and stored in the file 6. At the same time, the operation results of the computer 3 are outputted by the processing device 5 to a display device of the terminal, etc., so that the operator can recognize whether or not the test input is possible, and is also stored in the file 7.

Through the above-described initial test, commands and data necessary for the rough 1-ware test are automatically stored in the file 6, and the operation result data of the computer 3 in response to these commands and data are automatically stored in the file 7. As a result, for the next test, commands and data are sequentially read out from the processing device 4 or the file 6, and the computer 3
Alternatively, it can be automatically given to another computer 3A, and the operational output of the computer 3 or 3A can be given to the processing device 5. Then, the processing device 5 determines whether or not the operational output is normal by comparing the operational output from the computer side with the data stored in the file 7, and outputs the determination result to a display device or the like.

Therefore, if you perform a conversational test from Terminal 2 only during the first test, the next time you give the command to the main unit 1, the main unit 1 will perform the test automatically, greatly reducing the operator's effort. I can do something. Furthermore, since the test results are stored in the file 7, it is possible to easily correct the data by automatically comparing the data from one normal operation of the computer 3 with the data from a re-test by modifying the program. In addition, the computers 3 and 3A may be of any type as long as they have a serial input/output function, and the core mant file processing function and auxiliary storage function are not required, thereby reducing the constraints of testing.

Effects of the G1 Invention As described above, according to the present invention, commands and data are saved while performing the first test in an interactive format using serial input/output, and these commands and data are used for the second and subsequent tests. Therefore, if a computer has a serial input/output function, it can be tested without any other restrictions, and by reusing the commands and data necessary for testing, the operator's testing effort can be reduced, and program changes can be easily performed. etc. will also be made easier.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing is a configuration diagram of an apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1... Test equipment body, 2... Terminal, 3... Test target computer, 4, 5... Processing device, 6, 7...
·File. I・Test device body 2・Terminal 3・Test target combination 4, 5・・Treatment device 6.7・・File coater

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) For the first test, test commands and data from the terminal are given as serial input to the computer under test and saved in a file, and the operation output of the computer's serial output is outputted to the terminal and saved in a file; For subsequent tests, test commands and data read from the file are serially inputted to the computer, and the serial operation output of the computer is compared with the operation output stored in the file and output to the terminal. A computer testing device characterized by comprising: