Tag Archives: Internet Explorer

Testing a website on different versions of IE

So, no matter how much you argue that it’s an ancient, irrelevant browser; there’s no way you can wriggle out of having to test your web app against IE6 on WinXP. But… trying to find a machine with it lying … Continue reading

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How to show all cookies for a page

It’s not always that you can test a website from the comfort of Firefox + Firebug + FireCookie. When you have to use another browser where checking cookies isn’t so much fun (er… that’s all of them but firefox), you … Continue reading

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How to clear IE cookies on the command line

If you want to clear IE cookies on the command line, here’s what you’re after: RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 2 More options available here: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows/clear-ie7-browsing-history-from-the-command-line/ Bookmark to:

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IE Developer Toolbar

Firefox and FireBug make a great combination. It makes working with Watir nice and easy. Unfortunately, some apps refuse to work with FireFox (IBM Maximo and Oracle SPL Customer Care and Billing, aka: “CC&B” are examples), so MSIE is the … Continue reading

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