How can I run exe file using selenium webdriver. If i can run the exe file then i can automate the windows window using auto it tool and can run those exe using java selenium. it would help in browsing the file in Selenium
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Yes, you can do that.
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("path to the autoIt exe file");
Ex:
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("E:\\Softwares\\Testing\\FileIUploadAutoit.exe");
Here is the small example of uploading a file to website using Selenium WebDriver java using TestNG
public class autoitclass {
public WebDriver driver;
@BeforeTest
public void websitemain()
{
System.setProperty("webdriver.gecko.driver", "E:\\Softwares\\Testing\\geckodriver.exe");
driver = new FirefoxDriver();
driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
String URL = "http://www.megafileupload.com/";
driver.get(URL);
}
@Test
public void uploadFile() throws Throwable{
driver.findElement(By.xpath(".//a[contains(@class,'slider-btn')]")).click();
driver.findElement(By.xpath(".//*[@id='initialUploadSection']")).click();
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("E:\\Softwares\\Testing\\FileIUploadAutoit.exe");
}
@AfterTest
public void quit(){
driver.quit();
}
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You cannot test standalone apps(desktop) using selenium(Some me please correct me if incorrect),exception being apps developed using Electron. When you compile and build an electron project you get an Exe which selenium can interact and test. The following example demo how to interact :
public void TestSampleGooglePlayElectronApp()
{
ChromeOptions chromeOptions = new ChromeOptions();
chromeOptions.BinaryLocation = @"C:\MySampleElectronApp\MyApp.exe";
DesiredCapabilities capability = new DesiredCapabilities();
capability.SetCapability(CapabilityType.BrowserName, "Chrome");
capability.SetCapability("chromeOptions", chromeOptions);
IWebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver(chromeOptions);
driver.FindElement(By.XPath("//paper-button[contains(text(),'Sign in')]")).Click();
}