WebDriver UDF - Help & Support (III)

[jasontj]

Yes, I had already tried that also.  Same error.  Just tried it again to double check:

 

__WD_Post: URL=HTTP://127.0.0.1:9515/session/25eb094238bc949d4206ac761324f955/element; $sData={"using":"xpath","value":"//input[@id='txtUserName']"}
__WD_Post: StatusCode=404; ResponseText={"value":{"error":"no such element","message":"no such element: Unable to locate element: {\"method\...

[mLipok]

I had similar issue in case of using Headless mode, but in Visible mode all was fine.
Could you confirm that you have the same issue ?

[jasontj]

@mLipok  No, I'm not running in headless mode.  I can see the browser window open.  Below is the SetupChrome code I copied from the demo, with no changes.

Func SetupChrome()
    _WD_Option('Driver', 'C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\chromedriver.exe')
    _WD_Option('Port', 9515)
    _WD_Option('DriverParams', '--verbose --log-path="' & @ScriptDir & '\chrome.log"')

;~  Local $sDesiredCapabilities = '{"capabilities": {"alwaysMatch": {"goog:chromeOptions": {"w3c": true, "excludeSwitches": [ "enable-automation"]}}}}'
    _WD_CapabilitiesStartup()
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('alwaysMatch', 'chrome')
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('w3c', True)
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('excludeSwitches', 'enable-automation')
    _WD_CapabilitiesDump(@ScriptLineNumber) ; dump current Capabilities setting to console - only for testing in this demo
    Local $sDesiredCapabilities = _WD_CapabilitiesGet()
    Return $sDesiredCapabilities
EndFunc   ;==>SetupChrome

 

[mLipok]

Please try to add each of the following settings:

_WD_CapabilitiesAdd('args', '--disable-blink-features=AutomationControlled')
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('args', '--disable-web-security')
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('args', '--allow-running-insecure-content') ; https://stackoverflow.com/a/60409220
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('args', '--ignore-certificate-errors') ; https://stackoverflow.com/a/60409220
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('prefs', 'credentials_enable_service', False) ; https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/191990-webdriver-udf-w3c-compliant-version-12272021/?do=findComment&comment=1464829
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('excludeSwitches', 'disable-popup-blocking') ; https://help.applitools.com/hc/en-us/articles/360007189411--Chrome-is-being-controlled-by-automated-test-software-notification
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('excludeSwitches', 'enable-automation')
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('excludeSwitches', 'load-extension')

But add them separately - one by one to give us answer if/which one solve your prolbem.

 

Edited January 7, 2022 by mLipok

[jasontj]

@mLipok This one below fixed the problem.  I was adding them one at a time and removing the others.  I will keep this list for future use as I write a lot of other scripts.  Thanks VERY much for the quick response.  @Danp2, thanks for your help as well.  You guys are awesome. 

   _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('args', '--disable-web-security')

 

 

[mLipok]

Thanks for that you back with answer which capability setting solves your issue.

Edited January 7, 2022 by mLipok

[TheDcoder]

12 hours ago, Danp2 said:

Maybe CDP can help out here. @TheDcoderDo you have any suggestions here?

I don't see how CDP could help if the Chome instance isn't started with remote debugging enabled

CDP itself requires remote debugging, and we also need to remember that our UDF communicates with ChromeDriver, so even if Chrome is started with correct flags, we still need ChromeDriver to be able to take control, this is something which I don't have a lot of expertise in.

[andyking]

On 1/7/2022 at 9:27 PM, Danp2 said:

@andykingI understand what you want, but it can only happen if the Chrome instance is launched with additional parameters as shown in the code. This launch can be manually performed via a shortcut, but there's no guarantee that the user will use that method when they launch the browser.

Maybe CDP can help out here. @TheDcoderDo you have any suggestions here?

 

Thank u very much! 

[andyking]

 

On 1/8/2022 at 10:01 AM, TheDcoder said:

I don't see how CDP could help if the Chome instance isn't started with remote debugging enabled

CDP itself requires remote debugging, and we also need to remember that our UDF communicates with ChromeDriver, so even if Chrome is started with correct flags, we still need ChromeDriver to be able to take control, this is something which I don't have a lot of expertise in.

Thank u very much!

[mLipok]

Please try to use this following script:

#include <WinAPIFiles.au3>
#include "wd_helper.au3"
$_WD_DEBUG = $_WD_DEBUG_None
_WD_UpdateDriver('chrome', @ScriptDir & '\32bit', False, True)
_WD_UpdateDriver('firefox', @ScriptDir & '\32bit', False, True)
_WD_UpdateDriver('msedge', @ScriptDir & '\32bit', False, True)
ConsoleWrite('> ' & @ScriptLineNumber & ' = ' & _WinAPI_GetBinaryType(@ScriptDir & '\32bit\chromedriver.exe') & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite('> ' & @ScriptLineNumber & ' = ' & _WinAPI_GetBinaryType(@ScriptDir & '\32bit\geckodriver.exe') & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite('> ' & @ScriptLineNumber & ' = ' & _WinAPI_GetBinaryType(@ScriptDir & '\32bit\msedgedriver.exe') & @CRLF)

_WD_UpdateDriver('chrome', @ScriptDir & '\64bit', True, True)
_WD_UpdateDriver('firefox', @ScriptDir & '\64bit', True, True)
_WD_UpdateDriver('msedge', @ScriptDir & '\64bit', True, True)
ConsoleWrite('> ' & @ScriptLineNumber & ' = ' & _WinAPI_GetBinaryType(@ScriptDir & '\64bit\chromedriver.exe') & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite('> ' & @ScriptLineNumber & ' = ' & _WinAPI_GetBinaryType(@ScriptDir & '\64bit\geckodriver.exe') & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite('> ' & @ScriptLineNumber & ' = ' & _WinAPI_GetBinaryType(@ScriptDir & '\64bit\msedgedriver.exe') & @CRLF)

REMARK:
if you get this error:

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"Z:\!!!_SVN_AU3\UDF_Forum\Other_Members\wd_helper.au3" (1336) : ==> Subscript used on non-accessible variable.:
$sDriverLatest = StringRegExp($sResult, '<a href="/mozilla/geckodriver/releases/tag/(.*)">', 1)[0]
$sDriverLatest = StringRegExp($sResult, '<a href="/mozilla/geckodriver/releases/tag/(.*)">', 1)^ ERROR

go to this line and change in this way:

;~                  $sDriverLatest = StringRegExp($sResult, '<a href="/mozilla/geckodriver/releases/tag/(.*)">', 1)[0]
                    $sDriverLatest = StringRegExp($sResult, '<a.*href="\/mozilla\/geckodriver\/releases\/tag\/(.*?)"', 1)[0]

btw. thanks to @Danp2 to solve this issue.

 

but.......

The question is: What kind of results you get ?

I get:

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> 7 = 1
> 8 = 1
> 9 = 1
> 14 = 1
> 15 = 1
> 16 = 1

Tested on Windows 11.

 

Edited January 16, 2022 by mLipok

[Danp2]

You're using the results incorrectly. Try this --

ConsoleWrite('> ' & @ScriptLineNumber & ' = ' & _WinAPI_GetBinaryType(@ScriptDir & '\32bit\chromedriver.exe') & " - " & @extended & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite('> ' & @ScriptLineNumber & ' = ' & _WinAPI_GetBinaryType(@ScriptDir & '\32bit\geckodriver.exe') & " - " & @extended & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite('> ' & @ScriptLineNumber & ' = ' & _WinAPI_GetBinaryType(@ScriptDir & '\32bit\msedgedriver.exe') & " - " & @extended & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite('> ' & @ScriptLineNumber & ' = ' & _WinAPI_GetBinaryType(@ScriptDir & '\64bit\chromedriver.exe') & " - " & @extended & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite('> ' & @ScriptLineNumber & ' = ' & _WinAPI_GetBinaryType(@ScriptDir & '\64bit\geckodriver.exe') & " - " & @extended & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite('> ' & @ScriptLineNumber & ' = ' & _WinAPI_GetBinaryType(@ScriptDir & '\64bit\msedgedriver.exe') & " - " & @extended & @CRLF)

😆

[mLipok]

o .. I think I'm exhausted ... or I should once again remember the RTFM proverb.

[Danp2]

4 minutes ago, mLipok said:

RTFM proverb.

One of my favorites!

[VodkaDiva]

@Danp2 After more than 1 year I don't use Webdriver . and i installed windows 10. but i can't turn on chrome , even though i tried your demo file . (I have updated chrome + installed chrome driver according to the version of chrome . + updated to the latest version of UDF)

! @ScriptLineNumber = 297

! _WD_Capabilities: API START: 485
- $_WD_CAPS__API: Rows= 1
- $_WD_CAPS__API: Cols= 12
alwaysMatch|||-1||goog:chromeOptions||-1||||0

! _WD_Capabilities: API END: 485


! _WD_Capabilities: JSON START: 485
{
    "capabilities":{
        "alwaysMatch":{
            "goog:chromeOptions":{
                "w3c":true,
                "excludeSwitches":[
                    "enable-automation"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}
! _WD_Capabilities: JSON END: 485

_WD_Startup: "chromedriver.exe" --verbose --log-path="D:\Selenium\Change TMAC Theo Profile\chrome.log" 
__WD_Post ==> Webdriver Exception: {"value":{"error":"unknown error","message":"unknown error: Chrome failed to start: crashed.\n  (unknown error: DevToolsActivePort file doesn't exist)\n  (The process started from chrome location C:\\Users\\thieu\\AppData\\Local\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe is no longer running, so ChromeDriver is assuming that Chrome has crashed.)","stacktrace":"Backtrace:\n\tOrdinal0 [0x0078FDC3+2555331]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x007277F1+2127857]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x00622E08+1060360]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x0063EA4A+1174090]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x0063AFC1+1159105]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x0066C22F+1360431]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x0066BE9A+1359514]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x00667976+1341814]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x006436B6+1193654]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x00644546+1197382]\n\tGetHandleVerifier [0x00929622+1619522]\n\tGetHandleVerifier [0x009D882C+2336844]\n\tGetHandleVerifier [0x008223E1+541697]\n\tGetHandleVerifier [0x00821443+537699]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x0072D18E+2150798]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x00731518+2168088]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x00731660+2168416]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x0073B330+2208560]\n\tBaseThreadInitThunk [0x7731FA29+25]\n\tRtlGetAppContainerNamedObjectPath [0x77CB7A9E+286]\n\tRtlGetAppContainerNamedObjectPath [0x77CB7A6E+238]\n"}}
_WD_CreateSession ==> Webdriver Exception: HTTP status = 500

Can you help me see why it's wrong? Thanks for your time. Have a nice day

Edited January 18, 2022 by VodkaDiva

[mLipok]

Here is written

 Chrome failed to start: crashed.\n  (unknown error: DevToolsActivePort file doesn't exist)\n  (The process started from chrome location C:\\Users\\thieu\\AppData\\Local\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe is no longer running, so ChromeDriver is assuming that Chrome has crashed.)

Are you able to run Google Chrome browser from your's desktop icon ?

[Danp2]

20 minutes ago, VodkaDiva said:

The process started from chrome location C:\\Users\\thieu\\AppData\\Local\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe is no longer running

Not sure that it matters, but my Chrome is installed under C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application.

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(unknown error: DevToolsActivePort file doesn't exist)

I've seen other instances online where users experienced this same error. You may want to research to see if there is a simple fix.

[VodkaDiva]

1 hour ago, mLipok said:

Here is written

 Chrome failed to start: crashed.\n  (unknown error: DevToolsActivePort file doesn't exist)\n  (The process started from chrome location C:\\Users\\thieu\\AppData\\Local\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe is no longer running, so ChromeDriver is assuming that Chrome has crashed.)

Are you able to run Google Chrome browser from your's desktop icon ?

I can run chrome normally. But it cannot be opened via WEBdriver . :(

[VodkaDiva]

I found out because :ChromeDriver was unable to find the Chrome binary in the default location
And it is further processed binary.location:
Here is the sample code in java
 

options = Options()
options.binary_location = "C:\\Program Files\\Chrome\\chrome64_55.0.2883.75\\chrome.exe"

And I tried the autoit side but still not working . I don't know where I went wrong

$sDesiredCapabilities = '{"capabilities": {"alwaysMatch": {"goog:chromeOptions": {"w3c": true, "args":["--user-data-dir=C:\\Users\\' & @UserName & '\\AppData\\Local\\Google\\Chrome\\User Data\\", "--profile-directory=Default"],"binary_location":"C:\\Program Files\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe"}}}}'

Thank @mLipok , Thank @Danp2

[Danp2]

@VodkaDivaHave you checked to see if an instance of Chrome exists at this location on your system?

C:\\Users\\thieu\\AppData\\Local\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe

See the Webdriver Wiki FAQs in my sig. There's an entry that explains the correct way to point to the Chrome executable.

[VodkaDiva]

@Danp2 You are the best. I followed that link and deleted it. And it worked
Thank you, good luck, and good health to you.