Scripting >> Selenium >> Powershell >> Getting started with Selenium on Powershell in Windows environment

 

INSTALL Selenium module for powershell


## You need to have internet access and launch Powershell first as administrator

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> install-module Selenium

 

BROWSER driver


## Not required, but need to have the browser software installed on that windows computer 

# Start a driver for a browser of your choise (Chrome/Firefox/Edge/InternetExplorer)
# To start a Firefox Driver
$Driver = Start-SeFirefox 

# To start a Chrome Driver
$Driver = Start-SeChrome

# To start an Edge Driver
$Driver = Start-SeEdge

 

 TEST RUN


## Create the following sample script and execute with administrator privilege

## If not able to launch powershell script due to Execution policy do

PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Set-ExecutionPolicy Restricted

c:\scripts\browse.ps1
Import-Module Selenium
$Driver = Start-SeFirefox
Enter-SeUrl -Driver $Driver -Url "http://www.python.org"
$Element = Find-SeElement -Driver $Driver -Id "id-search-field"
Send-SeKeys -Element $Element -Keys "pycon"
$Element.SendKeys([OpenQA.Selenium.Keys]::Enter)

 
## The script should launch Chrome browser, load www.python.org and then search for keyword "pyscon", showing the results

 

 

## Other ways to find the browser element

$Element = Find-SeElement -Driver $Driver -By Name

$Element = Find-SeElement -Driver $Driver -By CssSelector

$Element = Find-SeElement -Driver $Driver -By Id

$Element = Find-SeElement -Driver $Driver -By ClassName

$Element = Find-SeElement -Driver $Driver -By PartialLinkText

$Element = Find-SeElement -Driver $Driver -ByTagName

$Element = Find-SeElement -Driver $Driver -By Path



## e.g. if your search form input field is named SearchInput, then


$Element = Find-SeElement -Driver $Driver -By Name "SearchInput"
Send-SeKeys -Element $Element -Keys "Some keyword to search"
$Element.SendKeys([OpenQA.Selenium.Keys]::Enter)