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[Baveen Kumar]

Anyone has an idea on ESRI ArcGIS desktop application recording. Which protocol needs to be used to record the script. I have tried with different protocols like HTTP, Oracle, Flex, Ajax, Seibel, .Net, Java and also multiple protocols. None has created the script. Could anyone suggest me on this.

 

[James Pulley]

Grab a protocol analyzer, like wireshark or ethereal, and take a look at the application layer protocol expressed when the client speaks to the server. Or, you can record Winsock and examine the first five buffers for the application handshake as well as the port number of the conversation. These can also be "tells" for the communication method involved.

 

[Petar Puskarich]

At one point we used that system and it was all DCOM. For that you may need to purchase a separate license I would have expected a web service from them by now though.

 

[James Pulley]

I have seen several ARCGIS architectural variants over the years, from direct to database (ORACLE) to a web front. If it is DCOM it is unlikely that a third party wants their code exposed so you are probably headed north to GUI or RDP/Citrix to execute a thick client test.

 

[Luis Adrián Aguilar]

Try recording the business process with a Wireshark and create a Mobile HTTP script > Analize Traffic > Import the Pcap file and filter by the Server IP and the communication port.