Reg Web_add_cookie in load runner

[ashok]

Hi ,

I am using load runner 9.0 to test the performance of web
application.The protocol which i chose is Http/Https..While recording
the actions i found Web_add_cookie(.........) in the script.
The value in Web_add_cookie(.........) is a dynamic one ,so i thought
to go for correlation.
But while replaying the Script i found the script was
executing without errors even if the dynamic values are not
correlated.
So how to proceed ,do i need to correlate the value in
Web_add_cookie(.........) or leave as it is in the script since it is
not causing any errors during replay.

Need your suggestion,
---Ashok

[prasenjit dutta]

no need to correlate those values in web_add_cookie.....u can remove or comment those things from ur script...it is better to remove those things from the script....it doesnot make any difference to the script.

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Prasenjit

[Srinivas N]

Yes, cookie information can be commented as it does not have much impact.

 

Regards,

N.Srinivas

[Floris Kraak]

On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 3:51 AM, Srinivas N <emailt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, cookie information can be commented as it does not have much impact.
>

The trick with cookies is that cookies are recorded even when added
from HTTP Headers. Cookies added from HTTP headers can be safely
omitted because loadrunner will automatically add them when the script
is run anyway.

For cookies added from javascript though the above does not apply.
Those cookies cannot be commented away safely, usually.

If you wish to know which category of cookie you are dealing with you
will have to enable logging "data returned by server" and run the
script. If you see the cookie in a line starting with "Set-Cookie: "
it's a header, if it's set in a 'setCookie()' javascript call it is
(surprise!) a scripted one you may not be able to safely remove.

Frankly it would be better if HP simply changed the recording engine
to ignore cookies added in headers. Until that time a little bit of
diligence is adviced.

Regards,
Floris
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