Click a Link In Chrome?

[Danp2]

5 minutes ago, kornholeking said:

Is there a difference between using $sCapabilities and $sDesiredCapabilities?

No, simply older vs current terminology.

Your code looks ok. I would suggest not changing $_WD_DEBUG until you've figured things out further.

FYI, you should review this post for the proper way to post code on the forum.

[kornholeking]

Sorry about that - I've actually updated WD debug to FULL. Does this help? The rest of the script remains the same and now the console is showing the following:

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>Running:(3.3.16.0):C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\autoit3.exe "C:\temp\AutoIT\test.au3"    
+>Setting Hotkeys...--> Press Ctrl+Alt+Break to Restart or Ctrl+BREAK to Stop.
_WD_CapabilitiesStartup: #148 : > {"capabilities":"{}"} > IsObj = 1
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd: #177 :      $key = alwaysMatch     $value1 = chrome     $value2 = 
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd: #205 :  $_WD_NOTATION__MATCHTYPE = [capabilities][alwaysMatch] $_WD_NOTATION__SPECIFICVENDOR = ["goog:chromeOptions"]
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd ==> Success (0) : Successfully used [alwaysMatch]  with specified browser: chrome
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd: #177 :      $key = w3c     $value1 = True     $value2 = 
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd: #257 #273 :      $key = w3c     $value1 = True     $value2 =     $s_Notation = [capabilities][alwaysMatch]["goog:chromeOptions"][w3c]   <<<<  True
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd ==> Success (0) : Successfully added capability
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd: #177 :      $key = excludeSwitches     $value1 = enable-automation     $value2 = 
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd: #239 #273 :      $key = excludeSwitches     $value1 = enable-automation     $value2 =     $s_Notation = [capabilities][alwaysMatch]["goog:chromeOptions"][excludeSwitches][0]   <<<<  enable-automation
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd ==> Success (0) : Successfully added capability
_WD_IsLatestRelease ==> Success (0) : True
_WD_Startup: OS:    WIN_10 WIN32_NT 18363 
_WD_Startup: AutoIt:    3.3.16.0
_WD_Startup: Webdriver UDF: 0.9.0 (Up to date)
_WD_Startup: WinHTTP:   1.6.4.2
_WD_Startup: Driver:    chromedriver.exe (32 Bit)
_WD_Startup: Params:    
_WD_Startup: Port:  9515
_WD_Startup: Command:   "chromedriver.exe"  
__WD_Post: URL=HTTP://127.0.0.1:9515/session; $sData={
    "capabilities":{
        "alwaysMatch":{
            "goog:chromeOptions":{
                "w3c":true,
                "excludeSwitches":[
                    "enable-automation"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}
__WD_Post ==> Success (0) HTTP status = 200 : ResponseText={"value":{"capabilities":{"acceptInsecureCerts":false,"browserName":"chrome","browserVersion":"101.0...
_WD_CreateSession: {"value":{"capabilities":{"acceptInsecureCerts":false,"browserName":"chrome","browserVersion":"101.0.4951.54","chrome":{"chromedriverVersion":"100.0.4896.60 (6a5d10861ce8de5fce22564658033b43cb7de047-refs/branch-heads/4896@{#875})","userDataDir":"C:\\Users\\opena\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\scoped_dir16152_1174674708"},"goog:chromeOptions":{"debuggerAddress":"localhost:62062"},"networkConnectionEnabled":false,"pageLoadStrategy":"normal","platformName":"windows","proxy":{},"setWindowRect":true,"strictFileInteractability":false,"timeouts":{"implicit":0,"pageLoad":300000,"script":30000},"unhandledPromptBehavior":"dismiss and notify","webauthn:extension:credBlob":true,"webauthn:extension:largeBlob":true,"webauthn:virtualAuthenticators":true},"sessionId":"2f934a0d0d4ccad92302af1cf1e0ccc8"}}
_WD_CreateSession ==> Success (0) HTTP status = 200
__WD_Post: URL=HTTP://127.0.0.1:9515/session/2f934a0d0d4ccad92302af1cf1e0ccc8/url; $sData={"url":"www.google.com"}
__WD_Post ==> Invalid argument (5) HTTP status = 400 : ResponseText={"value":{"error":"invalid argument","message":"invalid argument\n  (Session info: chrome=101.0.4951...
_WD_Navigate ==> Invalid argument (5) HTTP status = 400 : {"value":{"error":"invalid argument","message":"invalid argument\n  (Session info: chrome=101.0.4951.54)","stacktrace":"Backtrace:\n\tOrdinal0 [0x00517413+2389011]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x004A9F61+1941345]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x0039C520+836896]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x0038E019+778265]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x0038CB9F+773023]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x0038CE6D+773741]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x0039DE5A+843354]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x003F49BD+1198525]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x003E414C+1130828]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x003F4302+1196802]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x003E3F66+1130342]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x003BE546+976198]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x003BF456+980054]\n\tGetHandleVerifier [0x006C9632+1727522]\n\tGetHandleVerifier [0x0077BA4D+2457661]\n\tGetHandleVerifier [0x005AEB81+569713]\n\tGetHandleVerifier [0x005ADD76+566118]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x004B0B2B+1968939]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x004B5988+1989000]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x004B5A75+1989237]\n\tOrdinal0 [0x004BECB1+2026673]\n\tBaseThreadInitThunk [0x76706359+25]\n\tRtlGetAppContainerNamedObjectPath [0x776287D4+228]\n\tRtlGetAppContainerNamedObjectPath [0x776287A4+180]\n"}}
+>13:32:51 AutoIt3.exe ended.rc:0
+>13:32:51 AutoIt3Wrapper Finished.
>Exit code: 0    Time: 14.28

Any further insight?

[Danp2]

Change this:

_WD_Navigate($sSession, "www.google.com")

to this:

_WD_Navigate($sSession, "https://www.google.com")

 

[kornholeking]

@Danp2

That was literally it (lol). I've been exploring and testing the remainder of the afternoon and I believe I've got a script that works that does what I need (basically a few mouse clicks on some text links or Xpaths and input a text value.)

I may have some more questions as I continue to stumble my way through each step in the process I am attempting to achieve. Shall I continue to post on this topic or create new ones as I run into them?

 

In either case, thank you, again, for bearing with and helping me with the basics. Have a great weekend!

[Danp2]

I think it would be fine to continue posting in this thread.

[kornholeking]

So, I had, what I consider, a pretty simple script that was working as of my last post. However, now it seems that WD_Startup cannot find my chromedriver for some reason? I have not changed anything since this was working, so I'm not sure what has happened.

Script:

_WD_CapabilitiesStartup()
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd("alwaysMatch", "chrome")
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd("w3c", True)
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd("excludeSwitches", "enable-automation")
Local $sCapabilities = _WD_CapabilitiesGet()

_WD_Option('Driver', 'chromedriver.exe')
_WD_Option('Port', 9515)

Console:

+>Setting Hotkeys...--> Press Ctrl+Alt+Break to Restart or Ctrl+BREAK to Stop.
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd ==> Success (0) : Successfully used [alwaysMatch]  with specified browser: chrome
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd ==> Success (0) : Successfully added capability
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd ==> Success (0) : Successfully added capability
_WD_Startup ==> File issue (18) : Non-existent Web Driver: chromedriver.exe

Any ideas??

[Danp2]

Where does chromedriver.exe reside on your local drive? If it's not in your current working directory, then you need to modify the script to include the full path.

[kornholeking]

Sigh. Another easy one (for now) lol.

[kornholeking]

@Danp2 I have a few questions on using the WD_Screenshot function regarding my Chrome session. I would assume that by simply putting _WD_Screenshot($sSession) that it would screenshot my Chrome window, is this correct? If so, how exactly am I able to do anything with the screenshot once taken or even be able to tell if a screenshot has been successfully taken? If not, then what does that function actually do?

[Danp2]

There are examples of taking screenshots (both element and window) in wd_demo.au3. Take a look at that code and then come back with any further questions.

[kornholeking]

The examples in demo don't seem to use WD_Screenshot, so is this function not suggested to be used?

[Danp2]

@kornholekingIt's possible that the demo was written prior to the inclusion of _WD_Screenshot. AFAIK you should be fine using it if you choose to do so.

[kornholeking]

Okay, so, back to my question: I have the function _WD_Screenshot($sSession, $sElement). How exactly am I able to do anything with the screenshot once taken or even be able to tell if a screenshot has been successfully taken? Ideally, I'm trying to paste the screenshot into a document or email.

[Danp2]

This code is from wd_demo --

; Take element screenshot
    $sResponse = _WD_ElementAction($sSession, $sElement, 'screenshot')
    $bDecode = __WD_Base64Decode($sResponse)

    $hFileOpen = FileOpen("Element.png", $FO_BINARY + $FO_OVERWRITE)
    FileWrite($hFileOpen, $bDecode)
    FileClose($hFileOpen)

_WD_Screenshot performs the decoding for you, so the follow should be the equivalent using _WD_Screenshot --

; Take element screenshot
    $bImage = _WD_Screenshot($sSession, $sElement, 2) ; 2 = binary format
    
    If $iErr = $_WD_ERROR_Success Then
       $hFileOpen = FileOpen("Element.png", $FO_BINARY + $FO_OVERWRITE)
       FileWrite($hFileOpen, $bImage)
       FileClose($hFileOpen)
    EndIf

As far as placing the image on the clipboard, you may want to check out _ClipBoard_SetData.

[kornholeking]

I'm not familiar with ClipBoard functions. Are they from a custom UDF? If so, where can I find it?

I tried searching the forum for various clipboard keywords and functions, but couldn't find any UDFs with the _ClipBoard_SetData function you mentioned.

[Danp2]

Try searching the help file for "Clipboard Management".

[kornholeking]

Ok, awesome! So, now I've got the following:

; Take screenshot
$sElement = _WD_FindElement($sSession, $_WD_LOCATOR_ByXPath, "/html/body/form")
$bImage = _WD_Screenshot($sSession, $sElement, 2)

_ClipBoard_SetData($bImage)

I guess now I would need to convert the binary data before being able to paste the image or something? Is there a single function for doing the converting and pasting, or how can I accomplish this step?

Also, can _WD_Screenshot create image formats other than png? Can that be defaulted somewhere to a different image type?

[Danp2]

Not sure how you would properly place it on the clipboard. I imagine that at the minimum you will need to supply the optional 2nd parameter to _ClipBoard_SetData.

The file format can't be overridden, but you can convert the image into a different format following the screenshot. Maybe one of the members with lots of GDIPlus experience will see this and share some ideas.

[kornholeking]

@Danp2Thanks for the guidance! After spending most of the day vetting through multiple posts on here regarding clipboard usage, I think it makes more sense to close this topic out at this point and start a new one for my screenshot questions.