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How do I right-click on an image and Copy image address using selenium C#?

How do I right-click on an image and Copy image address using selenium C#?
I used this code:
var productimgs = driver.FindElement(By.XPath("//*[#id='coconut-baby-organic']/div[1]/div[1]/div/a/div/img"));
Actions action = new Actions(driver);
action.ContextClick(productimgs).Build().Perform();
action.SendKeys(Keys.ArrowDown).Build().Perform();
action.SendKeys(Keys.ArrowDown).Build().Perform();
action.SendKeys(Keys.ArrowDown).Build().Perform();
action.SendKeys(Keys.ArrowDown).Build().Perform();
action.SendKeys(Keys.Enter).Build().Perform();
I expect it to right-click on the image and keep going down till it finds "Copy image address" then click it but it's not.

This is a known issue in the Chrome Selenium Web driver.
Alternatives:
Use Firebox web driver.
You can achieve a similar functionality, using the inputsimulator. Note: The Chrome window must be in focus.
// find the element and click on it.
IWebElement element = driver.FindElement(By.XPath("some_xpath"));
Actions action = new Actions(driver);
action.ContextClick(element).Build().Perform();
// navigate in menu
var input = new InputSimulator();
input.Keyboard.KeyPress(VirtualKeyCode.DOWN);
input.Keyboard.KeyPress(VirtualKeyCode.DOWN);
input.Keyboard.KeyPress(VirtualKeyCode.DOWN);
input.Keyboard.KeyPress(VirtualKeyCode.DOWN);
input.Keyboard.KeyPress(VirtualKeyCode.RETURN);

Why on earth you want to do this using context click? The approach will require browser constantly being in focus, it means that you will not be able to do anything else with your computer while the test is running, neither you will be able to run your Selenium tests in parallel mode.
Instead I would recommend fetching src attribute of the <img> tag - that would be the URL you're looking for. It can be done via IWebElement.GetAttribute() function
Example code:
var productimgs = driver.FindElement(By.XPath("//*[#id='coconut-baby-organic']/div[1]/div[1]/div/a/div/img"));
var src = productimgs.GetAttribute("src");
Console.WriteLine("Image URL is: " + src);

C# Selenium download file that "can harm my computer"

I try to download a ".cert" file which my Chrome identify to be malicious or has potential to harm my PC. Is there a possibility to disable the following box:
Popup Box.
I have searched and tried a ton of possible workarounds or solutions, but none of them worked so far. My Chromeoptions are like that:
var chromeOptions = new ChromeOptions();
chromeOptions.AddUserProfilePreference("download.default_directory", Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData));
chromeOptions.AddUserProfilePreference("download.prompt_for_download", false);
chromeOptions.AddUserProfilePreference("disable-popup-blocking", "true");
chromeOptions.AddUserProfilePreference("download.directory_upgrade", true);
chromeOptions.AddUserProfilePreference("safebrowsing.enabled", true);
I am using the following Nuget pakages:
Selenium WebDriver Version 3.9.1
Selenium.Chrome.Webdriver Version 2.37
Best Regards,
Kandey

This works using Selenium.WebDriver 3.11.2 and Selenium.Chrome.WebDriver 2.37.0 along with disabling download protection. The blank .crt is still hosted on my blog so you can test if you like.
ChromeOptions options = new ChromeOptions();
options.AddArgument("--safebrowsing-disable-download-protection");
options.AddUserProfilePreference("safebrowsing", "enabled");
using (var driver = new ChromeDriver(ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory), options))
{
driver.Url = "https://www.kitson-online.co.uk/test.crt";
}

Chrome v.85, webdriver v.3.141
Worked for me:
ChromeOptions options = new ChromeOptions();
options.AddUserProfilePreference("safebrowsing", "disabled");
driver = new ChromeDriver(Environment.CurrentDirectory, options);

Click on HTML elements with Scrapy (WebScraping)

I'm doing a program in c # using scrapySharp or HtmlAgilityPack. But I have the disadvantage of that part of the information that I need, to appear when I click on an HTML element (Button, link ).
In some forums it was commented that when using Selenium you could manipulate the html elements, so I tried the following
using OpenQA.Selenium;
using OpenQA.Selenium.Chrome;
// Defines the interface with the Chrome browser
IWebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver ();
// Auxiliary to store the label element in href
Element IWebElement;
// Go to the website
driver.Url = url;
// Click on the download button
driver.FindElement (By.Id ("Download button")). Click ();
but being a web automation test, it opens a browser and the website to perform the selection process (clicks), so it is not of my use, since I have to perform the inspection on several websites internally.
Although I can continue using Selenium, I am looking for ways to avoid using the browser and instead click without it.
Does anyone know how to achieve the click of the link or button, without the need to open a browser for web scraping?

Hope this would be helpful to anyone who has the same requirements.
If you want to avoid opening the browser, you could use below settings in the ChromeDriver.
// settings for avoid opening browser
var options = new ChromeOptions();
options.AddArgument("headless");
var service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
service.HideCommandPromptWindow = true;
// url to access and scrape
var url = "https://example.com";
using (var driver = new ChromeDriver(service, options))
{
// access the url
driver.Navigate().GoToUrl(url);
// Click on the download button - copied from your code above
driver.FindElement (By.Id ("Download button")). Click ();
}
In addition to above below links also, you may find useful,
can-selenium-webdriver-open-browser-windows-silently-in-background
running-webdriver-without-opening-actual-browser-window

How to download PDF using ChromeDriver 2.32 and Chrome in version 57 or higher

Since version 57 Google did remove chrome://plugins option. I found that if I want to download PDF file instead of opening it in Chrome Viewer I need to turn on switch in chrome://settings/content/pdfDocuments
Is there any way to set this option in Chrome driver for example using preferences like below?
private ChromeOptions BuildChromeProfile()
{
var options = new ChromeOptions();
options.AddUserProfilePreference("download.default_directory", DownloadsPath);
options.AddUserProfilePreference("download.prompt_for_download", false);
return options;
}
Or any other way?

options.AddUserProfilePreference("plugins.always_open_pdf_externally", true);
Worked for me.

Selenium WebDriver and browsers select file dialog

I'm using selenium webdriver, C#.
Is it possible to make work webdriver with Firefox select file dialog?
Or must I use something like AutoIt?

If you are trying to select a file for upload Selenium 2 supports HTML file inputs. For example:
HTML
<input type="file" id="uploadhere" />
Selenium Code
IWebElement element = driver.FindElement(By.Id("uploadhere"));
element.SendKeys("C:\\Some_Folder\\MyFile.txt");
Basically you "type" (with SendKeys) the full file path to the file input element. Selenium handles the file selection dialog for you.
However if you want to manipulate an arbitrary file selection dialog, then like Anders said, you have to go outside of Selenium.

No, WebDriver cannot interact with dialogs - this is because dialogs are the domain of the operating system and not the webpage.
I know people that have had luck with autoit as well as the Automation API provided by .Net.
Another option would be to skip the file dialog entirely and issue a POST or a GET, but this requires more advanced knowledge of the website as well as understanding how construct a POST/GET.
You could try Webinator, it is similar to Selenium in the sense that it is powered by WebDriver. It provides file dialog capabilities and I've had great success with it.

Here is another solution using remotewebdriver, it works like magic and I loved it.
Here is the class I have:
driver.findElementByLinkText("Upload Files").click();
driver.setLogLevel(Level.ALL);
System.out.println(driver.getCurrentUrl());
WebElement element = driver.findElement(By.xpath("//input[#name='file_1']"));
LocalFileDetector detector = new LocalFileDetector();
//Now, give the file path and see the magic :)
String path = "D://test66T.txt";
File f = detector.getLocalFile(path);
((RemoteWebElement)element).setFileDetector(detector);
element.sendKeys(f.getAbsolutePath());
//now click the button to finish
driver.findElementByXPath("//html/body/div[9]/div[1]/a/span").click();

You asked for using AutoIt for the file dialog. This is easy and you can do it with C#.
Install nuget package AutoItX.Net
Use the demo code below
Change the dialog title string as you need
public static void InsertIntoFileDialog(string file, int timeout = 10)
{
int aiDialogHandle = AutoItX.WinWaitActive("Save As", "", timeout); // adjust string as you need
if (aiDialogHandle <= 0)
{
Assert.Fail("Can't find file dialog.");
}
AutoItX.Send(file);
Thread.Sleep(500);
AutoItX.Send("{ENTER}");
Thread.Sleep(500);
}
This helped me after I had trouble with Appium/Selenium related to file dialogs.

According to Nadim Saker
.Net has a library to handle file upload dialog. It has a SendKeys class that has a method SendWait(string keys). It sends the given key on the active application and waits for the message to be processed. It does not return any value.

This can be done as follows, tested and working with Internet Explorer and Chrome driver
var allowsDetection = this.Driver as IAllowsFileDetection;
if (allowsDetection != null)
{
allowsDetection.FileDetector = new LocalFileDetector();
}
Driver.FindElement(By.Id("your-upload-input")).SendKeys(#"C:\PathToYourFile");
Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/webdriver/KxmRZ8MkM4M/45CT4ID_WjQJ

If you want to upload a file, and not use the WebDriver, the only solution I've come across is AutoIt. It allows you to write a script and convert it to an executable which you can then call from within your code. I've used it successfully while working with an ActiveX control.

Another approach is to use System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait("pathToFile"). I use it with success everywhere where i cant just send keys to element like described by #prestomanifesto.

I used this to solve the problem... try it if all above does not works
Actions action = new Actions(driver);
action.SendKeys(pObjElement, Keys.Space).Build().Perform();
Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));
var dialogHWnd = FindWindow(null, "Elegir archivos para cargar"); // Here goes the title of the dialog window
var setFocus = SetForegroundWindow(dialogHWnd);
if (setFocus)
{
Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));
System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait(pFile);
System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait("{DOWN}");
System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait("{TAB}");
System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait("{TAB}");
System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys.SendWait("{ENTER}");
}
Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));
}