[RESOLVED] Selenium and Edge

[Mark@SF]

I'm trying to use Selenium to automate my login to the Morningstar website using the Microsoft Edge browser. This is my first time working with Selenium.

I've added the following project references:

WebDriver
WebDriver.Support

I've imported the following namespaces:

OpenQA
OpenQA.Selenium
OpenQA.Selenium.Edge
OpenQA.Selenium.Support.UI

Here's a code snippet.

Imports OpenQA
Imports OpenQA.Selenium
Imports OpenQA.Selenium.Edge
Imports OpenQA.Selenium.Support.UI

    Sub Main()

        Dim driver As EdgeDriver
        Dim myElement As EdgeWebElement
        Dim strURL As String = ""
        Dim strUN As String = ""
        Dim strPW As String = ""

        strURL = "https://members.morningstar.com/memberservice/login.aspx"
        strUN = "MyUserName"
        strPW = "MyPassword"

        Try
            driver = New EdgeDriver
            driver.Navigate.GoToUrl(strURL)

            myElement = GetWebElement(driver, By.Id("uim-uEmail-input"), 10)
            myElement.SendKeys(strUN)

            myElement = GetWebElement(driver, By.Id("uim-uPassword-input"), 10)
            myElement.SendKeys(strPW)

            myElement = GetWebElement(driver, By.Id("remember_me"), 10)
            myElement.Click()

            myElement = GetWebElement(driver, By.Id("uim-login-submit"), 10)
            myElement.Click()

        Catch ex As WebDriverException

        Catch ex As Exception

        End Try

    End Sub

A WebDriverException is raised when the "driver = New EdgeDriver" line executes (a blank Edge page opens).

I'd appreciate any advice for how to resolve this error.

Thanks.

[passel]

Well, you've defined the imports. Have you added a reference to the library in your project?
From the Project menu, Add Reference.

[Mark@SF]

Hi passel -

Yes, here's my Reference list:



I've added the WebDriver and WebDriver.Support references.

I also added the MicrosoftWebDriver.exe file to the project.



The WebDriverException.InnerException message is:

The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a receive.

What am I missing?

[passel]

OK. Well, I don't know anything about it.
It doesn't appear to be a reference problem any longer.
From the text of the exception, it sounds like it might be some kind of handshake issue, i.e. you contacted the website, there was some response, and the reception failed in some manner on your end. I could be completely off base, so take it with a grain of salt.
I have no experience with it.

[Mark@SF]

I've figured it out. The Selenium WebDriver that I was using was not the correct release for my Edge browser version.

I had downloaded Release 17134 from the Microsoft Developer website (https://developer.microsoft.com/en-u...ols/webdriver/).

When I checked my Edge browser, I discovered that it is version 18.17763 (not 17134).



After a lot of Googling, I came across this:

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-u...sues/20144497/

The driver is now distributed as part of the OS, and as such, should always be in sync with the browser. You will no longer need to download a standalone executable, just make sure the feature of the OS is installed.

Settings - apps - manage optional features - add a feature - Microsoft Webdriver

So, via the Windows Settings (see above) I added the Microsoft WebDriver optional feature.

Voila! My code works and I can now automatically login to the Morningstar website.

[Mark@SF]

Is it possible to start the Edge browser as a hidden window and once the login has completed, show the window?