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call SendRequest10( )

call SendRequest11( )

End Sub

Simple enough, so you run your performance tests, analyze the data, and

realize the page is not loading within acceptable limits. You can begin to

streamline the performance by simply commenting out the calls to some of

the

SendRequest( ) methods for the images. Then rerun your tests and ana-

lyze the results. This type of easy modification of the script allows you to

make quick changes to your test scripts without having to redesign your web

page and record a new test.

ACT Project Files

You’ve seen how to create an ACT Project in Visual Studio, add and config-

ure test scripts, run tests, and view the results. Another cool thing is that

ACT creates and manages all its project files in XML format. You can see a

sample of these files in Figure 10-9.

With the exception of the .vbs file, every file shown in Figure 10-9 is an XML

file, even the .act and .actproj files. As you configure and make changes to

your ACT Project and tests, the ACT tool is modifying these files behind the

scenes as needed. A quick look at the testProperties-GetOrdersDataSet.xml

file shows the following XML:

Figure 10-9. Some of the files generated by ACT

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