Test-AutomationFramework version 0.058.0
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Test::AutomaitonFramework (TAF) is a Perl Win32/64 module to assist Test Automation by:

	1. Test Case Management: list, report, log, run test cases	(View test latest and historical result; run TC and Test suite)
	2. Simplicity          : No programming is required. No Manul to read            (perl -MTest::AutomationFramework -e "install") 
	3. MultiPurpose        : TC scripts, Perf, Lab setup etc  			                    (Perl, C, C#, java ....... )
	4. User Friendly       : IE-based web UI                          (TC list, reporting, execution are done by *ONE* mouse click )
	5. Open Sourc Software : Google key word: CPAN TAF

TAF 3-steps Installation: 

	1. Strawberry Perl Installation from Internet

	2. TAF Module Installation from Internet by perl -MCPAN -e "intall Test::AutomationFramework"
	
	   [Manual installation if the above step doesn't work 
	   Download the Test-AutomationFramework.n.tar.gz file from CPAN and unzip 
	   perl -MCPAN -e "install Date::Manip" (for Strawberry Perl) or ppm install Date::Manip (for ActivePerl)
	   perl Makefile.PL
	   dmake
	   dmake test
	   dmake install]

	3. TAF Testbed installation: perl -MCPAN -e "intall Test::AutomationFramework"

Non-programming Usage:

	1. Modify c:\_TAF\taf.bat 
	2. Execut c:\_TAF\taf.bat 
	3. Modify c:\_TAF\_testsuit_\_testcase_\tc.pl (Automated TC hook)
	4. Modify c:\_TAF\_testsuit_\tsProperty.txt   (WebUI's Test Case Description )
	5. Modify c:\_TAF\tsProperty.txt              (WebUI's Test Suite Description )
	6. Open   c:\_TAF\_testsuit_\index.htm with IE  (WebUI to dispsplay, Start TC, record TC historical result/logs) 
	7. Have fun with the TAF

DEPENDENCIES

	[FYI: TAF module requires the following modules and libraries, which should be installed by CPAN with TAF Module installaton:
	Date::Manip 	File::Path      Test::More       Getopt::Long          File::Copy         File::Find         Cwd::getcwd]

Copyright 2012 by Yong Wang (ywangperl@gmail.com) 

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.12.3 or,
at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.