I have tried to install Appium on Windows 7 for automated testing of Android mobile apps. but it failed.
Can you please let me know, if Appium could be installed on Windows 7 ?
If yes, can you please give any link or reference where I can find and follow the installation steps on Windows 7.
Yes, You can install Appium on Windows 7.
All you need is to install Appium for Windows along with android-sdk and Genymotion(for running your tests on simulators). You however wont be run your tests on ios as it requires xcode which is not present on Windows.
After you have installed Appium(via .exe or GUI) you'll have a folder created via name Appium (by default in Program Files(x86).
To start your appium server, simple type appium &.
In order to initialize Node/Grid, go to the path where the Appium folder is created and traverse to Appium\node_modules\appium\bin. Initialize your json config using node appium --nodeconfig commands.
You can download Appium for Windows directly from Appium's of cial website (http://appium.io/), or you can clone Appium from https://github.com/ appium/appium.git.
Just to ensure that we are ready to start with the Appium server, enter the following command on the Command Prompt:
node Appium-doctor
You don't need to download Node; you can get it from the Appium bundle. To run the Node commands, you need to set the path for Node (for example, C:\ AppiumForWindows). Before running the command, set the directory as C:\ AppiumForWindows\node_modules\appium\bin.
While Running the Script I am not getting any result in the Emulator. But in the APPIUM Server getting the logs as below.
I Searched the warning getting in the APPIUM server. They said Set the Android sdk path in Environment Variables. I set the ANDROID_HOME in user variables and platform-tools and the tools in the system variables. But still getting this Error.
How can I resolve this?
Adb could not be found, while trying to run appium server, how can I solve it?
https://i.stack.imgur.com/MqUud.png
Check if ADB is present in the below location -
C:\Users\<your user name>\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools
If it's available, then you have to add the above location to the PATH variable in Environment properties. This should resolve the issue.
Also, to double check after you add the location to the path, just open command prompt and run the command - adb version
If the location is set properly, you will see the adb version on running the command -
C:\Users\anish>adb version
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.36
Revision 84e3321d5db3-android
I Suspect adb.exe file doesn't exist in the platform-tools folder. Check it once again.
i have Windows 7 64bit on my PC and i have Windows 7 32bit on my vmfusion on mac.
The problem is as follows, if i run early version of blackberry simulators (not touchscreen, but with scroll ball), i do not get network access. I try to run MDS as i have read on forums, but it looks like MDS quits, and i still have no network acess.
The new simulators, let me just run them, and i dont even need to lunch mds, i get access to network with no problem. But the project i am working on, requires me to test mobile site again older blackberry devices.
So here is what i have done so far:
Made sure i have following for java: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.5.0_22" "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.5.0_22", do i need anything else?
set up environment path variable to bin folders: C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.5.0_22\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.5.0_22\bin;
installed everything at separate location as administrator (D:\Programs\Research In Motion), so not to have any write/read issues.
installed MDS and then BlackBerry Smartphone Simulators 4.5.0 - 4.5.0.81 (8100)
now i try to run MDS first, and i see two cmd/three windows popping up one after another, and closing right away. I start up simulator and everything starst great, but when i go to browser and try to navigate to web resource i get an error "Unable to connect to the selected Mobile Data Service, please try again later".
Little edit:
I have moved my effort to XP, which solved MDS start up issue, but simulator still cant establish network connection. See screen shot.
To start MDS you will have to start a console with "Run as administrator" then go to the path where you installed mds and start the .bat file from your elevated console.
Here the console command to start MDS.
EDIT
When MDS is running you can connect to it with your browser to see what is not working
goto : http://localhost:8080/
I'm trying to do some testing of a website through the Blackberry simulator, while the simulator works fine, I can't get to any sites in the Blackberry Browser.
Here is the specific setup I'm using.
I'm Windows 7 (64-bit) Home Edition
I have the latest (at the time) MDS installation - BlackBerry Email and MDS Services Simulators 4.1.4
Finally, I have the latest (at the time) Blackberry Simulator - BlackBerry Smartphone Simulators 5.0.0 (5.0.0.442) - 9700
I first start the MDS service, it briefly pops up the command-prompt and then closes it. I'm assuming that when it does that, it started the MDS service. Then I open the Blackberry simulator (9700), which opens up fine and loads the Blackberry OS. Then with the Blackberry OS all loaded up, I navigate to the browser and for example type www.google.com and then at the bottom it just says "sending request" and loads for about a minute. Then times out and says it can't find a connection.
Anyone have any thoughts on what I'm missing? Or, does anyone know of an online simulator for the Blackberry, because thus far this has been a huge pain for testing sites on a Blackberry.
Thank you!
Ben
I started cmd.exe as "Run as Administrator" and then entered
cd "C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Email and MDS Services Simulators 4.1.4\MDS"
then
run.bat
and now i have the MDS Simlator 4.1.4 working.
It needs the administrator rights to run
The MDS needs to be open when you want to access internet through your Simulator.
In the run configuration setup activate Launch Mobile Data System Connection Service (MDS-CS) with simulator
If the MDS window closes ( the console app ) this is probably because you have a problem with your JDK installation.
Make sure the JDK is in your windows Path.
Here is a screenshot in eclipse.
alt text http://livinloud.ca/documents/MDS.jpg
This is what I did to solve the problem:
Install from BlackBerry Java Plugin (Eclipse IDE) in the directory other than C (Windows directory). This software package includes eclipse IDE for developing BB application, the BB simulator and MDS
You can run the MDS from this location D:\Eclipse_BB\plugins\net.rim.ejde.componentpack6.0.0_6.0.0.30\components\MDS
Just double click "run.bat" file. Wait until the process is finished. In the end you should get something like this
Now, you can run the simulator from this location
D:\Eclipse_BB\plugins\net.rim.ejde.componentpack6.0.0_6.0.0.30\components\simulator
Just double click "9800.bat". the name of this bat file can vary depends on the simulator type.
If you still can't connect to the internet, the default port of MDS may have been used by another software.
You can test it from your browser by opening this address: http://127.0.0.1:8080/
The normal condition should result in something like this
If this isn't the case, you can try to change the port number by editing "rimpublic.property" file at this location:
D:\Eclipse_BB\plugins\net.rim.ejde.componentpack6.0.0_6.0.0.30\components\MDS\config
Replace "WebServer.listen.port=8080" with "WebServer.listen.port=8000" or other port number (e.g 8081, 8082, etc)
(I'm using the BlackBerry Email and MDS Services Simulator Package version 4.1.4, downloaded from here: https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads/browseSoftware.do. I'm running Windows 7.)
When you click on MDS in your start menu, it's running a batch file: C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Email and MDS Services Simulators 4.1.4\MDS\run.bat
Edit this file and replace !BMDS_CLASSPATH!;!BMDS_CLASSPATH2! with %BMDS_CLASSPATH%;%BMDS_CLASSPATH2%.
Also, you need to run that batch file as an administrator.
I tried changing the shortcut to run.bat to "Run as administrator", but for some reason that didn't work. I ended up making my own batch file that contains this:
C:
cd "C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Email and MDS Services Simulators 4.1.4\MDS"
run.bat
I made a shortcut to my batch file and set that shortcut to "Run as administrator". I'm not quite sure why that works, but it does.
The batch file starting the MDS simulator requires the environment variable JAVA_HOME to be set.
If this variable has not been set or does not point to a valid Java installation the MDS Simulator just quits.
It should point to the JDK or JRE installation path - e.g. C:\Program Files\Java\jre6
You can test this on command line by entering set JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jre6 before executing the MDS run.bat
When you start up the MDS simulator it should open a command prompt window and stay open. If it's closing immediately then there is something wrong with your environment - perhaps the Java binaries aren't in your path?
I was trying this on Windows 64-bit and had the same problem - the service would launch and then immediately exit. Turns out the error was caused by being unable to create a /logs directory under C:\Program Files (x86)\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Email and MDS Services Simulators 4.1.2.
My solution was to change the permission on that directory to be "Full Control", then the service can start. If you then restart the Device Simulator you can finally browse the web.
Many hours of peoples life must be wasted trying to figure this one out. I just spent a few so I hope my solution works for you all.
I did the set Environmental Variable thing.
I use 4.1.4 and JDK 1.6 something
WIndows 64bit
Uninstall MDS program from C:\Program Files (86x)
Install elsewhere. I installed on my desktop as administrator.
I don't know if the Environmental Variable thing helped but MDS worked right after I installed administratively on the desktop.
If you started the simulator before starting MDS then it creates some .dmp files that appear to impede the connection between the device simulator and MDS. Try deleting the .dmp files from the simulator directory and see if that helps.
I just spent 2 days trying various of the tips online about MDS (and there are many) but none helped me.
For me, the solution was to turn off network registration upon simulator launch in eclipse.
(posted in case someone with my problem googles to this page)
For those of you who might still have issues, I found this to be the simplest, easiest solution:
Copy the installed MDS folder to somewhere outside of Program Files (e.g. c:\blackberry\mds")
Make sure you have a JAVA_HOME environment variable pointing to the root of the directory where your Java SDK is installed.
follow steps here first: http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/Testing-and-Deployment/BlackBerry-MDS-Simulator-does-not-launch/ta-p/446126
then run cmd.exe as Administrator and Go to MDS directory and run the "run.bat" file:
type at cmd prompt,
cd C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Email and MDS
Services Simulators 4.1.4\MDS
then type,
run.bat
and press enter
The MDS simulator will start running. Then you can open the simulator for the phone and it should work automatically to connect to internet.
I followed all of the above advisals, but MDS didn't still start!
What was wrong? I had installed J2EE (java_ee_sdk-5_01-windows.exe) instead of J2SE (jdk-6u26-windows-i586.exe), with the latter MDS worked properly
This installation lost me one awful day and a terrible night.
I have it working, what I did....
(Windows 7-64bit)
a) confirmed my Java environment vars:
JAVA_HOME=....\Java\jdk1.6.0_24
JDK_DIR=...same...
JDK_ROOT=...same...
JRE_HOME=...\Java\jre6
(different things need different vars...)
b) installed the "BlackBerry_JDE_6.0.0.0.exe" to non-magic location (E:\Emulators)
c) launched the start-menu item "MDS-CS"
The command window stays open, it is logging the comm events.
d) launched the start-menu item "Device Simulator"
The "BlackBerry 9800 Simulator" launched. I then started the browser and connected to "www.google.com"
Everything was launched as a regular user (no admin privs).