Unattended Chrome Webdriver script

[DAFlores]

I have a Chrome Webdriver script that fills and submits some online forms. It runs fine if I am logged on the workstation and execute it but I can't seem to get it to run unattended as a scheduled task overnight. I think it has to do with the screen lock. Can someone point me in the right direction?

[argumentum]

3 hours ago, DAFlores said:

I think it has to do with the screen lock

Yes. Keep the screen unlocked. The monitor can be off but the session needs a canvas for the browser.

[Danp2]

Maybe it will work as a headless browser? https://developer.chrome.com/docs/chromium/new-headless

[DAFlores]

@Danp2 Would this require a whole new re-write of the script or is a there a way to run chrome in headless mode with chromedriver.exe? Thanks.

[Danp2]

It's a simple change to the Capabilities that is passed to _WD_CreateSession. See the example in the FAQ section on the wiki.