diff --git a/testing/resources/javascript/event_properties.in b/testing/resources/javascript/event_properties.in
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+  /JS (
+    function expect(expression, expected) {
+      try {
+        var actual = eval(expression);
+        if (actual == expected) {
+          app.alert('PASS: ' + expression + ' = ' + actual);
+        } else {
+          app.alert('FAIL: ' + expression + ' = ' + actual + ', expected ' + expected + " ");
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        app.alert('ERROR: ' + e);
+      }
+    }
+
+    function expectError(expression) {
+      try {
+        var actual = eval(expression);
+        app.alert('FAIL: ' + expression + ' = ' + actual + ', expected to throw');
+      } catch (e) {
+        app.alert('PASS: ' + expression + ' threw ' + e);
+      }
+    }
+
+    try {
+      app.alert("*** starting test ***");
+
+      expect("event.change", "");
+      expect("event.change = 'boo'", "boo");
+      expect("event.change", "boo");
+
+      expect("event.changeEx", "");
+      expectError("event.changeEx = 'boo'");
+
+      expect("event.commitKey", "");
+      expectError("event.commitKey = 'boo'");
+
+      // FieldFull applies to events named Keystroke only.
+      // TODO(tsepez): figure out a way to set event names for tests.
+      expectError("event.fieldFull");
+      expectError("event.fieldFull = 'boo'");
+
+      expect("event.keyDown", "");
+      expectError("event.keyDown = 'boo'");
+
+      expect("event.modifier", "");
+      expectError("event.modifier = 'boo'");
+
+      expect("event.name", "Format");
+      expectError("event.name = 'boo'");
+
+      expect("event.rc", false);
+      expect("event.rc = 'boo'", "boo");
+      expect("event.rc", true);
+      expect("event.rc = false", false);
+
+      // TODO(tsepez): is silently ignoring update correct here?
+      expect("event.richChange", undefined);
+      expect("event.richChange = 'boo'", "boo");
+      expect("event.richChange", undefined);
+
+      // TODO(tsepez): is silently ignoring update correct here?
+      expect("event.richChangeEx", undefined);
+      expect("event.richChangeEx = 'boo'", "boo");
+      expect("event.richChangeEx", undefined);
+
+      // TODO(tsepez): is silently ignoring update correct here?
+      expect("event.richValue", undefined);
+      expect("event.richValue = 'boo'", "boo");
+      expect("event.richValue", undefined);
+
+      // selEnd applies to events named Keystroke only.
+      // TODO(tsepez): figure out a way to set event names for tests.
+      expect("event.selEnd", undefined);
+      expect("event.selEnd = 'boo'", "boo");
+      expect("event.selEnd", undefined);
+
+      // selEnd applies to events named Keystroke only.
+      // TODO(tsepez): figure out a way to set event names for tests.
+      expect("event.selStart", undefined);
+      expect("event.selStart = 'boo'", "boo");
+      expect("event.selStart", undefined);
+
+      expect("event.shift", false);
+      expectError("event.shift = 'boo'");
+
+      // TODO(tsepez): dig deeper into object.
+      expect("event.source", "[object Object]");
+      expectError("event.source = 'boo'");
+
+      // TODO(tsepez): dig deeper into object.
+      expect("event.target", "[object Object]");
+      expectError("event.target = 'boo'");
+
+      expect("event.targetName", "Text Box");
+      expectError("event.targetName = 'boo'");
+
+      expect("event.type", "Field");
+      expectError("event.type = 'boo'");
+
+      expect("event.value", "");
+      expect("event.value = 'boo'", "boo");
+      expect("event.value", "boo");
+
+      app.alert("*** ending test ***");
+    } catch (e) {
+      app.alert("Truly unexpected error occured: " + e);
+    }
+  )
+  /S /JavaScript
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+%%EOF
diff --git a/testing/resources/javascript/event_properties_expected.txt b/testing/resources/javascript/event_properties_expected.txt
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+Alert: *** starting test ***
+Alert: PASS: event.change = 
+Alert: PASS: event.change = 'boo' = boo
+Alert: PASS: event.change = boo
+Alert: PASS: event.changeEx = 
+Alert: PASS: event.changeEx = 'boo' threw event.changeEx: Operation not supported.
+Alert: PASS: event.commitKey = 0
+Alert: PASS: event.commitKey = 'boo' threw event.commitKey: Operation not supported.
+Alert: PASS: event.fieldFull threw event.fieldFull: unrecognized event
+Alert: PASS: event.fieldFull = 'boo' threw event.fieldFull: Operation not supported.
+Alert: PASS: event.keyDown = false
+Alert: PASS: event.keyDown = 'boo' threw event.keyDown: Operation not supported.
+Alert: PASS: event.modifier = false
+Alert: PASS: event.modifier = 'boo' threw event.modifier: Operation not supported.
+Alert: PASS: event.name = Format
+Alert: PASS: event.name = 'boo' threw event.name: Operation not supported.
+Alert: PASS: event.rc = false
+Alert: PASS: event.rc = 'boo' = boo
+Alert: PASS: event.rc = true
+Alert: PASS: event.rc = false = false
+Alert: PASS: event.richChange = undefined
+Alert: PASS: event.richChange = 'boo' = boo
+Alert: PASS: event.richChange = undefined
+Alert: PASS: event.richChangeEx = undefined
+Alert: PASS: event.richChangeEx = 'boo' = boo
+Alert: PASS: event.richChangeEx = undefined
+Alert: PASS: event.richValue = undefined
+Alert: PASS: event.richValue = 'boo' = boo
+Alert: PASS: event.richValue = undefined
+Alert: PASS: event.selEnd = undefined
+Alert: PASS: event.selEnd = 'boo' = boo
+Alert: PASS: event.selEnd = undefined
+Alert: PASS: event.selStart = undefined
+Alert: PASS: event.selStart = 'boo' = boo
+Alert: PASS: event.selStart = undefined
+Alert: PASS: event.shift = false
+Alert: PASS: event.shift = 'boo' threw event.shift: Operation not supported.
+Alert: PASS: event.source = [object Object]
+Alert: PASS: event.source = 'boo' threw event.source: Operation not supported.
+Alert: PASS: event.target = [object Object]
+Alert: PASS: event.target = 'boo' threw event.target: Operation not supported.
+Alert: PASS: event.targetName = Text Box
+Alert: PASS: event.targetName = 'boo' threw event.targetName: Operation not supported.
+Alert: PASS: event.type = Field
+Alert: PASS: event.type = 'boo' threw event.type: Operation not supported.
+Alert: PASS: event.value = 
+Alert: PASS: event.value = 'boo' = boo
+Alert: PASS: event.value = boo
+Alert: *** ending test ***