List of useful posts (plus)I have bookmarked over time

Here is a list of useful eggPlant related links I have saved over time. They contain a lot of great ideas and I thought they were worth sharing as a collection. I hope they help someone think of something new to do in their automation.

There are lots more great posts out there and I encourage anyone who is curious about extending their use of eggPlant to start searching the forums.

Useful SenseTalk Functions:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=567

Attaching A Screen Capture File To An E-Mail:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1590

Best way to confirm images below the page break:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1993

Calling Eggplant script from Windows Box:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1472

calling Function:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2060

Can I create a function to replace if/then/else code?:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2277

Can I read and process all values in a pulldown list:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1690

Connecting to VNC via Execution Licenses:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2255

Does EggPlant have a global library:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1014

formating captured text (string 2 number):
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2288

Global Variables Usage:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2081

How do I pass a value back to the calling script:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1299

how to read text from the image:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1930

How to verify a text on screen against a given text:
http://208.72.156.52/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2308

Launching EggPlant Remotely:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=839

Multithreading and error handling:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2069

Overriding Commands in SenseTalk:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1950

Passing in an array of counters:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1414

Reporting Results on the Web:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=24

Tips for scripting against tooltips:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=207

Writing the results to a result file:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1866

XML Report Format:
http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=750

How to use Image Doctor:
http://docs.testplant.com/?q=using-image-doctor

Working With OCR:
http://docs.testplant.com/?q=content/working-ocr

Thanks for posting this. It looks like it will be helpful to other users.

Thanks for these links really very useful links

@DSVMWARE Has an updated list been posted since with all the new links? I was looking through my own bookmarks and realizing many needed updating! More posts like this, definitely!

I wish these forums had been better maintained. =( I will see if I can figure out if any if these posts still exist somewhere.

@DSDeep I did take a peek at Wayback Machine and surprisingly there are a good deal of old pages available! I’ve not combed through for those in this list as yet, but I may do in the next couple days. Of course, some details may have lost relevance but perhaps mapping the topics to current ones, or documentation that clearly outlines the same information might be a useful project

https://web.archive.org/web/20230000000000*/http://www.testplant.com/phpBB2

Good day, everyone.

Here are some links to consider:
The core functions of SenseTalk are all linked within a single page: The Basics | EPF Docs
The links to help you transition to a more object-oriented code base are also on a single page: Objects and Messages | EPF Docs
A great jump-off for all things database is this: Working with Databases | EPF Docs

I would recommend that you review legacy documentation keeping in mind that the language has evolved significantly in the last 11 years, and you may both find that there are easy ways to code your requirements and that some of these legacy methods no longer work as expected.

If there are specific links that you would like us to consolidate, please let us know.
Dave

There’s no need to use the Wayback Machine. The links from this original post are no longer valid, but I believe all of the original content was migrated from the old system to the current incarnation of these forums, and can be found by searching for those titles. For example, searching for “Useful SenseTalk Functions” will get you to this page: [eggPlant Functional] Useful SenseTalk Functions - #2 by Todd

However, please be aware that these are very old posts (that one was made 16 years ago!), and as DaveHester noted, many things have changed since then. Some of that information may still be very helpful, but some may no longer be the best or recommended approach, and in some cases are completely wrong now. So check everything carefully, and if you’re unsure of something feel free to ask if it is still the best answer.