Before starting to record a test against an application, you can execute the base state to bring all applications, against
which you want to record, to the appropriate state for recording.
To run the base state:
Click
Silk4NET > Run Base State.
Depending on the type of the application,
Silk4NET performs the following actions:
Executes the application configurations of all applications, for which an application configuration is defined in the current
project.
For desktop applications,
Silk4NET opens the application from the specified installation directory. If the specified path to the directory includes the
%ProgramFiles% environment variable, and
Silk4NET cannot find the application in the
Program Files directory,
Silk4NET additionally searches in the
Program Files (x86) directory. If the specified path to the directory includes the
%ProgramFiles(x86)% environment variable,
Silk4NET first searches in the
Program Files (x86) directory, and if the application is not found,
Silk4NET additionally searches the
Program Files directory.
For web applications,
Silk4NET opens the web application in the specified browser and to the specified URL.
For mobile web applications,
Silk4NET opens the specified browser on the specified mobile device or Emulator to the specified URL.
For mobile native applications,
Silk4NET opens the specified app on the specified mobile device or Emulator. If the specified app is not installed on the specified
mobile device or Emulator,
Silk4NET installs and then opens the app.