Script not working in RDP Closed session

[MRAJ]

I am using webdriver udf using IEDriverServer in msedge browser. Script is running fine in RDP session while logged in the server, but it  stopped working at login page when i run RDP in disconnected mode(not signed out just close the RDP session) scheduled in task scheduler

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#include "wd_core.au3"
#include "wd_helper.au3"
#include "wd_capabilities.au3"




$_WD_DEBUG = $_WD_DEBUG_None ; Could also use $_WD_DEBUG_Error
$_WD_DEBUG = $_WD_DEBUG_Info ; Gives you the greatest level of details
_WD_Option('console', @ScriptDir & "\wdudf.log")

Local $sSession, $sElement,$sCapabilities,$bHeadless

Local $sCapabilities = SetupEdgeIEMode($bHeadless)

_WD_Startup()
 $sSession = _WD_CreateSession($sCapabilities)

_WD_Navigate($sSession, "URL")
   _WD_Window($sSession,"maximize")

_WD_LoadWait($sSession)



$sElement = _WD_FindElement($sSession, $_WD_LOCATOR_ByXPath, "//input[@id='unamebean']")

_WD_SetElementValue($sSession,$sElement,"username")
Sleep(2000)
$sElement = _WD_FindElement($sSession, $_WD_LOCATOR_ByXPath, "//input[@id='pwdbean']")

_WD_SetElementValue($sSession,$sElement,"password")
Sleep(2000)
$sElement = _WD_FindElement($sSession, $_WD_LOCATOR_ByXPath, "//button[@id='SubmitButton']")

_WD_ElementAction($sSession,$sElement,'click')


_WD_DeleteSession($sSession)
_WD_Shutdown()

Func SetupEdgeIEMode($bHeadless) ; this is for MS Edge IE Mode
    
    Local $sTimeStamp = @YEAR & '-' & @MON & '-' & @MDAY & '_' & @HOUR & @MIN & @SEC
    _WD_Option('Driver', 'IEDriverServer.exe') ;
    

    ;_WD_Option('Port', _WD_GetFreePort(5555, 5600))
    Local $iPort = _WD_GetFreePort(5555, 5600)
    If @error Then Return SetError(@error, @extended, 0)
    _WD_Option('Port', $iPort)
    _WD_Option('DriverParams', '-log-file="' & @ScriptDir & '\log\' & $sTimeStamp & '_WebDriver_EdgeIEMode.log" -log-level=INFO' & " -port=" & $_WD_PORT & " -host=127.0.0.1")
    _WD_CapabilitiesStartup()
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('alwaysMatch', 'msedgeie')
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('w3c', True)
    Local $sPath = _WD_GetBrowserPath("msedge.exe")
    If $sPath Then _WD_CapabilitiesAdd("ie.edgepath", $sPath)
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd("ie.edgechromium", True)
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd("ignoreProtectedModeSettings", True)
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd("initialBrowserUrl", "URL")
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('excludeSwitches', 'enable-automation')
If $bHeadless Then _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('args', '--headless' , '--allow-running-insecure-content')
    _WD_CapabilitiesDump(@ScriptLineNumber)
    Local $sCapabilities = _WD_CapabilitiesGet()
    Return $sCapabilities
EndFunc   ;==>SetupEdgeIEMode

. I am running other scripts too with msedge driver but no issue. It seems IEDriverserver.exe is not interacting with session in disconnect mode(not signed out just close the RDP session).

 

Logs:

 

_WD_Option ==> Success [0] : Parameters:   Option=console   Value=E:\AutoIT\AutoITScripts\wdudf.log
_WD_Option ==> Success [0] : Parameters:   Option=Driver   Value=E:\AutoIT\AutoITScripts\IEDriverServer.exe
_WD_GetFreePort ==> Success [0 / 5555] : Parameters:   MinPort=5555   MaxPort=5600
_WD_Option ==> Success [0] : Parameters:   Option=Port   Value=5555
_WD_Option ==> Success [0] : Parameters:   Option=DriverParams   Value=--port=5555 -host=127.0.0.1 -log-file="E:\AutoIT\AutoITScripts\log\2024-11-21_161001_WebDriver_EdgeIEMode.log" -log-level=INFO
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd ==> Success [0] : Successfully used [alwaysMatch]  with specified browser: msedgeie
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd ==> Success [0] : Successfully added capability
_WD_GetBrowserPath ==> Success [0 / 3] : Parameters:    Browser=msedge
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd ==> Success [0] : Successfully added capability
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd ==> Success [0] : Successfully added capability
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd ==> Success [0] : Successfully added capability
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd ==> Success [0] : Successfully added capability
_WD_CapabilitiesAdd ==> Success [0] : Successfully added capability
_WD_CapabilitiesDump: JSON structure starts below: -1
{
    "capabilities":{
        "alwaysMatch":{
            "se:ieOptions":{
                "w3c":true,
                "ie.edgepath":"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\msedge.exe",
                "ie.edgechromium":true,
                "ignoreProtectedModeSettings":true,
                "initialBrowserUrl":"https:\/\/url.com",
                "excludeSwitches":[
                    "enable-automation"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}
_WD_CapabilitiesDump: JSON structure ends above.
_WD_GetFreePort ==> Success [0 / 5555] : Parameters:   MinPort=5555   MaxPort=Default
_WD_IsLatestRelease ==> Success [0] : True
_WD_Startup: OS:    WIN_2016 X64 17763 
_WD_Startup: AutoIt:    3.3.14.5
_WD_Startup: Webdriver UDF:    1.4.0 (Up to date)
_WD_Startup: WinHTTP:    1.6.4.2
_WD_Startup: Driver:    E:\AutoIT\AutoITScripts\IEDriverServer.exe (32 Bit)
_WD_Startup: Params:    --port=5555 -host=127.0.0.1 -log-file="E:\AutoIT\AutoITScripts\log\2024-11-21_161001_WebDriver_EdgeIEMode.log" -log-level=INFO
_WD_Startup: Port:    5555
_WD_Startup: Command:    "E:\AutoIT\AutoITScripts\IEDriverServer.exe" --port=5555 -host=127.0.0.1 -log-file="E:\AutoIT\AutoITScripts\log\2024-11-21_161001_WebDriver_EdgeIEMode.log" -log-level=INFO 
_WD_Startup ==> Success [0]
__WD_Post ==> Send / Recv error [6] : HTTP status = 0
_WD_CreateSession ==> Webdriver Exception [10]
__WD_Post ==> Unknown Command [18] : HTTP status = 404
_WD_FindElement ==> Unknown Command [18] : Parameters:   Strategy=xpath   Selector=//input[@id='unamebean']   StartNodeID=Default   Multiple=Default   ShadowRoot=Default
__WD_Get ==> Invalid session ID [16] : HTTP status = 404

Edited November 21 by MRAJ

[MojoeB]

The way you are using the WebDriver, your script requires a full user session. I would say that what you are describing is completely normal with a disconnected RDP session.

One possible solution would be to run your script in headless mode - this should work without a graphical user session.

If that's not enough, you could create a dedicated user for your programme and run it as a Windows service. This way, the script runs in the background and does not need to be actively monitored.

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[MRAJ]

As you can see in the script i have added headless mode

Local $sSession, $sElement,$sCapabilities,$bHeadless

Local $sCapabilities = SetupEdgeIEMode($bHeadless)

If $bHeadless Then _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('args', '--headless' , '--allow-running-insecure-content')

[philpw99]

I did the same thing except using Firefox instead of Edge. It works quite well over the months.

[mLipok]

On 12/3/2024 at 5:41 PM, MRAJ said:

As you can see in the script i have added headless mode

Local $sSession, $sElement,$sCapabilities,$bHeadless

Local $sCapabilities = SetupEdgeIEMode($bHeadless)

Short answer: Unset value = null value = false.

And no, you not used it, the more not added.

Edited December 16 by mLipok

[MRAJ]

Short answer: Unset value = null value = false.

And no, you not used it, the more not added.

I didn't get the above. Could you explain little more 

[mLipok]

4 hours ago, MRAJ said:

Could you explain little more 

Just a question: where you set this variable to True ?

[MRAJ]

Do you mean to add True as below script:

If $bHeadless Then _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('args', '--headless' , True)

Func SetupEdgeIEMode($bHeadless) ; this is for MS Edge IE Mode
    
    Local $sTimeStamp = @YEAR & '-' & @MON & '-' & @MDAY & '_' & @HOUR & @MIN & @SEC
    _WD_Option('Driver', 'IEDriverServer.exe') ;
    

    ;_WD_Option('Port', _WD_GetFreePort(5555, 5600))
    Local $iPort = _WD_GetFreePort(5555, 5600)
    If @error Then Return SetError(@error, @extended, 0)
    _WD_Option('Port', $iPort)
    _WD_Option('DriverParams', '-log-file="' & @ScriptDir & '\log\' & $sTimeStamp & '_WebDriver_EdgeIEMode.log" -log-level=INFO' & " -port=" & $_WD_PORT & " -host=127.0.0.1")
    _WD_CapabilitiesStartup()
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('alwaysMatch', 'msedgeie')
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('w3c', True)
    Local $sPath = _WD_GetBrowserPath("msedge.exe")
    If $sPath Then _WD_CapabilitiesAdd("ie.edgepath", $sPath)
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd("ie.edgechromium", True)
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd("ignoreProtectedModeSettings", True)
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd("initialBrowserUrl", "URL")
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('excludeSwitches', 'enable-automation')

If $bHeadless Then _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('args', '--headless' , True)--->>>> do need to add this line

    _WD_CapabilitiesDump(@ScriptLineNumber)
    Local $sCapabilities = _WD_CapabilitiesGet()
    Return $sCapabilities
EndFunc   ;==>SetupEdgeIEMode

[philpw99]

What mLipok was trying to say, is that you only declare $bHeadless, but you never set it to True, so when you run

SetupEdgeIEMode( $bHeadless )

It's actually running SetupEdgeIEMode ( false )

Well, from my own experience, running the script with the old IE will have strange behaviors when RDP was disconnected.

The new MS Edge might have fixed those problems, after all it's just another Chromium underneath, but Google Chrome gave me plenty of troubles. Only Firefox seems to be stable and work most of the time for Web Driver.

[MRAJ]

 

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Local $sSession, $sElement,$sCapabilities,$bHeadless

Local $sCapabilities = SetupEdgeIEMode()

_WD_Startup()
 $sSession = _WD_CreateSession($sCapabilities)

_WD_Navigate($sSession, "URL")
   _WD_Window($sSession,"maximize")

_WD_LoadWait($sSession)



$sElement = _WD_FindElement($sSession, $_WD_LOCATOR_ByXPath, "//input[@id='unamebean']")

_WD_SetElementValue($sSession,$sElement,"username")
Sleep(2000)
$sElement = _WD_FindElement($sSession, $_WD_LOCATOR_ByXPath, "//input[@id='pwdbean']")

_WD_SetElementValue($sSession,$sElement,"password")
Sleep(2000)
$sElement = _WD_FindElement($sSession, $_WD_LOCATOR_ByXPath, "//button[@id='SubmitButton']")

_WD_ElementAction($sSession,$sElement,'click')


_WD_DeleteSession($sSession)
_WD_Shutdown()

Func SetupEdgeIEMode() ; this is for MS Edge IE Mode
    
    Local $sTimeStamp = @YEAR & '-' & @MON & '-' & @MDAY & '_' & @HOUR & @MIN & @SEC
    _WD_Option('Driver', 'IEDriverServer.exe') ;
    

    ;_WD_Option('Port', _WD_GetFreePort(5555, 5600))
    Local $iPort = _WD_GetFreePort(5555, 5600)
    If @error Then Return SetError(@error, @extended, 0)
    _WD_Option('Port', $iPort)
    _WD_Option('DriverParams', '-log-file="' & @ScriptDir & '\log\' & $sTimeStamp & '_WebDriver_EdgeIEMode.log" -log-level=INFO' & " -port=" & $_WD_PORT & " -host=127.0.0.1")
    _WD_CapabilitiesStartup()
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('alwaysMatch', 'msedgeie')
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('w3c', True)
    Local $sPath = _WD_GetBrowserPath("msedge.exe")
    If $sPath Then _WD_CapabilitiesAdd("ie.edgepath", $sPath)
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd("ie.edgechromium", True)
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd("ignoreProtectedModeSettings", True)
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd("initialBrowserUrl", "URL")
    _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('excludeSwitches', 'enable-automation')
If $bHeadless Then _WD_CapabilitiesAdd('args', '--headless' , '--allow-running-insecure-content')
    _WD_CapabilitiesDump(@ScriptLineNumber)
    Local $sCapabilities = _WD_CapabilitiesGet()
    Return $sCapabilities
EndFunc   ;==>SetupEdgeIEMode

I tried with above script by removing the $bHeadless under Local $sCapabilities = SetupEdgeIEMode() & Func SetupEdgeIEMode(). But same i am getting it is running but element filling not doing and not interacting.

As this website only runs under EdgeIE mode. When i directly running the website in edge browser it will show me as