[selenium-users] FirefoxDriver opens a non requested new window when clicking on a link

On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Carolina Baquero wrote:

Hi all,

I'm using Selenium WebDriver 2.35.0 with Java and TestNG, to perform a
data driven test for a search.

When I run my tests for a long time (multiple runs of the same test with
different data), I get to a certain point where I click on a link and the
FirefoxDriver then opens a completely new Firefox window and then I get an
error saying that the driver can't find the input option on the page. I
think the problem is that when it opens the new window the driver is not
running on the new window, which is why it can't find the input option.

I really don't want the driver to open a new window, nor switch to it,
just want all my tests to run normally in the same window. Is this a known
bug, a browser driver specific configuration issue or somebody knows how to
solve it?

Thanks!

Carolina.-

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I guess Firefoxdriver not open the new window but your "Link" did it.
WebDriver just click it and do nother others.

Could u check ur link, what's the expect behaviour when click it.

Best Regards,
--david

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Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 10:54:20 -0700
From: baquero....@gmail.com <javascript:>
To: seleniu...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>
Subject: [selenium-users] FirefoxDriver opens a non requested new window
when clicking on a link

Hi all,

I'm using Selenium WebDriver 2.35.0 with Java and TestNG, to perform a
data driven test for a search.

When I run my tests for a long time (multiple runs of the same test with
different data), I get to a certain point where I click on a link and the
FirefoxDriver then opens a completely new Firefox window and then I get an
error saying that the driver can't find the input option on the page. I
think the problem is that when it opens the new window the driver is not
running on the new window, which is why it can't find the input option.

I really don't want the driver to open a new window, nor switch to it,
just want all my tests to run normally in the same window. Is this a known
bug, a browser driver specific configuration issue or somebody knows how to
solve it?

Thanks!

Carolina.-

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