There are thousands of software websites which are allowed to access exclusively via Internet Explorer browser. Such IE exclusively software websites are non allowed to access through whatever other browsers similar Firefox or google chrome as well as thus you lot tin access such sites In Internet Explorer browser only. Supposing you lot bespeak to automate such IE exclusively software website using selenium WebDriver. Is at that topographic point whatever challenge?
Earlier In THIS POST, nosotros learnt how to run selenium webdriver software exam In IE browser. Biggest challenge to automate such IE Only websites Is to find XPath or whatever other chemical cistron locator of software spider web page elements every bit IE browser create non direct maintain whatever improver or extension which tin supply us XPath or CSSPath directly. Generally nosotros are using Firebug-FirePath Firefox improver combination (As described In THIS POST) or Element locator for WebDriver Firefox add-on (As described In THIS POST) to acquire XPath of element. But these Firefox addons are useless every bit website Is accessible exclusively In IE browser.
Download Fire-IEBrowser1.4.xlsm
There Is i tool called "fire-ie-selenium" which tin tending us to acquire chemical cistron locators for IE exclusively websites. It Is Fire-IEBrowser1.4.xlsm file using which nosotros tin acquire XPath or CSSselector of whatever element. To acquire this tool,
- Go to THIS PAGE
- Download Fire-IEBrowser1.4.zip file.
- Extract cypher folder. You volition get Fire-IEBrowser1.4.xlsm file from unzipped folder.
Using Fire-IEBrowser1.4.xlsm To Get XPath Or CssSelector
Let's direct maintain uncomplicated representative of Google website to acquire XPath as well as CssSelector path of google search box as well as google search button.
Note : Tool Is beingness crashed alongside or as well as thus software websites as well as at that topographic point Is non whatever online back upward for this tool. So piece of job It If industrial plant alongside your website.
- Open Fire-IEBrowser1.4.xlsm file.
- Click on Options button. It volition opened upward Microsoft Office Security Options dialog every bit shown In bellow Image.
- Select Enable this content radio alternative from dialog as well as click on OK button.
- It volition opened upward FIRE IE BROWSER - WEB ELEMENT DETAILS dialog alongside Proceed button every bit shown In bellow Image. Click on Proceed button.
- It volition opened upward FIRE - HTML window every bit shown In bellow Image.
- There volition hold upward URL text field alongside LOAD button. Enter www.google.com In URL text box as well as click on LOAD button every bit shown In bellow Image. It volition opened upward Google WebSite Home page.
- Right click on Google Search textbox every bit shown In higher upward Image. It volition Open Object Description dialog. Enter "Google Search textbox" In text box as well as click on OK push every bit shown In higher upward Image. It volition salve XPath, CSS Path as well as other details of Google Search text box In Fire-IEBrowser1.4.xlsm file's sheet.
- Perform higher upward pace for Google Search push as well as salve It alongside lift "Google Search button".
- Close FIRE - HTML window past times correct clicking at locomote past times of FIRE - HTML window and selecting Close every bit shown bellow Image. It volition close FIRE - HTML window.
Now your Fire-IEBrowser1.4.xlsm file's canvas volition looks similar bellow.
You tin come across In higher upward Image, Both element's Name, Tag Name, XPath, X-Path-Relative, OuterHTML, CSSPath as well as CSSSubPath are stored In sheet. Same agency you lot tin acquire all these item of whatever chemical cistron as well as piece of job In Selenium WebDriver software exam script for IE exclusively or whatever WebSite.