Test automation tool/libraries/framework for C++ GUI desktop windows apps

Question

unfortunatelly I have a GUI desktop application running on Windows and compiled using Borland C++ compiler. I know it\'s a very old technology, but that\'s the life. The company

Answer 1

Open Source Tools

White is a .NET based UI automation tool that can automate win32 applications among others types. As long as the controls used in your app expose their content/behaviour using Windows' standard UIAutomation hooks then you should be able to use it to do what you need.

UIAutomation Verify is another CodePlex project that works with the same APIs to automate UIA compliant UIs.

Visual Studio

Finally if you have access to it then Visual Studio 2010 has scripted UI test functionality built in Premium/Ultimate editions - Coded UI Tests. This supports .NET, native and web applications with record/replay and scripting functionality.