Selenium RC Setup

1. install FIREFOX

2. install the FireBug add-on for FIREFOX (from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firebug/)

3. install the FirePath add-on for FIREFOX (from https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firepath/)

4. install the Selenium IDE for FIREFOX (from http://release.seleniumhq.org/selenium-ide/2.5.0/selenium-ide-2.5.0.xpi)

5. install Java (from http://java.com/en/)

6. download the Selenium Server (from http://selenium-release.storage.googleapis.com/2.41/selenium-server-standalone-2.41.0.jar)

7. download the Selenium client driver (from http://selenium-release.storage.googleapis.com/2.41/selenium-java-2.41.0.zip)

8. create a Selenium folder in your C drive (or in any other location);
   copy the Selenium Server jar file in the Selenium folder;
   extract the Selenium client driver zip file in the Selenium folder;

9. start the Selenium server from the command line:
 
   start Command Prompt
   cd c:\
   cd Selenium
   java -jar selenium-server-standalone-2.41.0
 
10. install Eclipse IDE for Java developers (from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/); make sure that you install the one for your operating system (32 bit or 64 bit)

11. start Eclipse

12. create a new Java project in Eclipse and call it VPL


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