chromedriver.exe once and for all

[mightycpa]

Yesterday, I encountered yet another problem with chromedriver. Let's see if we can figure it out.

First off, I got this error:



Then I found this link that tells me what to do about it:

https://help.mjtnet.com/article/344-chr ... nary-names

So I did it. Here's proof:

https://www.canva.com/design/DAEbvmQjq_ ... hsharelink

Now the script is almost ready. Let's watch what happens:

https://app.vidjack.com/share/3154

Still doesn't work. I've already tried rebooting, that doesn't help. What's next?

[Grovkillen]

What's on line 35?

[mightycpa]

Hi,

It was from your code yesterday. To be clear, I get that error twice. Once on line 35, once on line 36:

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//CAUSES OF ERROR:
//If you get a network failure it's probably due to the wait on line 46 being too small.
//If you get slider overshooting it's probably due to the find image pos tolerance on line 41 being not strict enough.
IfNotFileExists>%SCRIPT_DIR%\needle.bmp
  ExportData>BUTTON_IMAGE.BMP_DATA,%SCRIPT_DIR%\needle.bmp
Endif>
Let>WINDOW_TO_LOOK_IN=GeeTest CAPTCHA | Demo - Google Chrome
Let>URL_TO_DEMO=https://www.geetest.com/en/demo
Let>BUTTON_CAPTION=Slide CAPTCHA
Let>VERIFY_CLASS=geetest_radar_tip
Let>CANVAS_DIRTY_CLASS=geetest_canvas_bg
Let>CANVAS_CLEAN_CLASS=geetest_canvas_fullbg
Let>SLIDER_TRACK_CLASS=geetest_slider_track
Let>SLIDER_BUTTON_CLASS=geetest_slider_button
Let>MISMATCH_TOL=50
Let>MISMATCH_STREAK=35
Let>MOUSE_SLIDE_TWEAK_PIXELS=-2
Let>CHROMEDRIVER_EXE=%SCRIPT_DIR%\chromedriver.exe
Let>LOOP_max=5
Let>LOOP_k=0
Repeat>LOOP_k
  Let>LOOP_k=LOOP_k+1
  GoSub>THE_CAPTCHA_ROUTINE
Until>LOOP_k=LOOP_max
SRT>THE_CAPTCHA_ROUTINE
  ChromeStart>SessionID
  ChromeNavigate>SessionID,url,%URL_TO_DEMO%
  ChromeExecute>SessionID,[...document.getElementsByTagName("button")].map(button => { if (button.textContent === "%BUTTON_CAPTION%") { button.click() } })
 //an element with id="wait" will get a style of "display: none;" when the captcha is loaded... could be used instead of wait
  Wait>5
  ChromeExecute>SessionID,document.querySelector(".%VERIFY_CLASS%").click()
  Wait>3
  LabelToVar>compare_canvas,JS_CODE,1,0,*/
  ChromeExecute>SessionID,JS_CODE
  
  /**** JSON errors occur here:  *******/
  
  ChromeFindElements>SessionID,id,get_pixels_to_travel,element
  ChromeGetElementData>SessionID,element_1,text,PIXELS_TO_MOVE_MOUSE
   
  /**** end 35 and 36  *******/ 
  
 
  If>PIXELS_TO_MOVE_MOUSE>0

FindImagePos>%SCRIPT_DIR%\needle.bmp,WINDOW:%WINDOW_TO_LOOK_IN%,0.7,1,MOUSE_X_START,MOUSE_Y_START,NumFound,CCOEFF
    If>NumFound>0
      Let>SLIDE_TO_END_POSITION=PIXELS_TO_MOVE_MOUSE+MOUSE_SLIDE_TWEAK_PIXELS
      MouseMove>MOUSE_X_START_0,MOUSE_Y_START_0
      LDown
      Wait>0.5
      Let>k=0
      Repeat>k
        Let>k=k+1
        Let>MOUSE_NEW_POSITION=MOUSE_X_START_0+k
        MouseMove>MOUSE_NEW_POSITION,MOUSE_Y_START_0
        If>k>SLIDE_TO_END_POSITION
          Let>k=SLIDE_TO_END_POSITION
        Endif>
      Until>k=SLIDE_TO_END_POSITION
      Wait>0.5
      Lup
    Endif
    Wait>3
  Endif>
  ChromeQuit>SessionID
END>THE_CAPTCHA_ROUTINE
/*
compare_canvas:
let sliderButton = document.querySelector(".%SLIDER_BUTTON_CLASS%");
let canvasFrame = document.querySelector(".%CANVAS_DIRTY_CLASS%");
let dirtyCanvas = document.querySelector(".%CANVAS_DIRTY_CLASS%").getContext("2d");
let dirtyPixels = dirtyCanvas.getImageData(0, 0, canvasFrame.width, canvasFrame.height);
let dirtyPixel = dirtyPixels.data;
let cleanCanvas = document.querySelector(".%CANVAS_CLEAN_CLASS%").getContext("2d");
let cleanPixels = cleanCanvas.getImageData(0, 0, canvasFrame.width, canvasFrame.height);
let cleanPixel = cleanPixels.data;
let misMatchTolerance = %MISMATCH_TOL%;
let misMatchCountWanted = %MISMATCH_STREAK%;
let misMatchCount = 0;
sliderButton.scrollIntoView({
          behavior: 'auto',
          block: 'center',
          inline: 'center'
      });
for (let i = 0; i < dirtyPixel.length; i += 4) {
    let dirtyRGBA = dirtyPixel[i] + dirtyPixel[i+1] + dirtyPixel[i+2] + dirtyPixel[i+3];
    let cleanRGBA = cleanPixel[i] + cleanPixel[i+1] + cleanPixel[i+2] + cleanPixel[i+3];
    let diffCheck = Math.abs(dirtyRGBA - cleanRGBA);
    if (diffCheck > misMatchTolerance) {
        misMatchCount++;
    } else {
        misMatchCount = 0;
    }
    if (misMatchCount === misMatchCountWanted) {
        let pixelNumber = Math.floor(i / 4 - misMatchCountWanted);
        let offsetX = pixelNumber % canvasFrame.width;
        let offsetY = ( pixelNumber - offsetX ) / canvasFrame.width;
        dirtyCanvas.fillStyle = "rgb(56,255,3)";
        dirtyCanvas.fillRect( offsetX, 0, 3, canvasFrame.height );
        dirtyCanvas.fillRect( 0, offsetY, canvasFrame.width, 3 );
        let dumpElement = document.createElement("div");
        dumpElement.id = "get_pixels_to_travel";
        dumpElement.innerText = offsetX;
        document.body.appendChild(dumpElement);
        break;
    }
}
*/
/*
BUTTON_IMAGE.BMP_DATA:
424DDA05000000000000360000002800000013000000130000000100200000000000A405000000000000000000000000000000000000F7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F
7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F8FFF7F8F8FFF7F7F8FFF7F7F8FFF7F8F8FFF7F7F7FFF8F8F7FFF7F7F8FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F7F7FFF7
F7F7FFF7F8F7FFF7F7F8FFF7F8F7FFF7F7F7FFF7F8F7FFF7F7F8FFF8F8F8FFF8F8F8FF7ECFA6FF10C368FF77E2ABFFF8F8F8FFF8F8F8FFF8F8F8FFF8F8F8FF7ECFA6FF10C368FF77E2ABFFF8F8F8FFF8F8F8FFF8F8F8FFF8F8F8FF7ECFA6FF10C368FF77E2ABFFF8F8F8FFF8F8F8FF12AB5CFF05C562FF06D369FFF8F8F8FFF
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F8F8F8FFF8F8F8FF0FAA5AFF05C562FF00D266FFF8F8F8FFF8F8F8FFF9F8F8FFF8F8F8FF0FAA5AFF05C562FF00D266FFF8F8F8FFF9F8F8FFF8F8F8FFF8F8F8FF0FAA5AFF05C562FF00D266FFF9F9F9FFF9F9F9FF0FAA5AFF05C562FF00D266FFF9F9F9FFF9F9F9FFF9F9F9FFF9F9F9FF0FAA5AFF05C562FF00D266FFF9F9F9F
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FFF9F9F9FFF9F9F9FF0FAA5AFF05C562FF00D266FFF9F9F9FFF9F9F9FFF9F9F9FFF9F9F9FF0FAA5AFF05C562FF00D266FFF9F9F9FFF9F9F9FF0FAA5AFF05C562FF00D266FFF9F9F9FFF9F9F9FFF9F9F9FFF9F9F9FF0FAA5AFF05C562FF00D266FFF9F9F9FFF9F9F9FFF9F9F9FFF9F9F9FF0FAA5AFF05C562FF00D266FFFAFAF
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BFBFBFFFBFBFBFF14A45AFF0BB45DFF0EBF64FFFBFBFBFFFBFBFBFF82CAA5FF1CA760FF80CFA7FFFBFBFBFFFBFBFBFFFBFBFBFFFBFBFBFF82CAA5FF1CA760FF80CFA7FFFBFBFBFFFBFBFBFFFBFBFBFFFBFBFBFF82CAA5FF1CA760FF80CFA7FF
*/

[Grovkillen]

Well that means that the script wasn't able to create that element... did you make sure it's not trying to add a new element with an already existing one in the DOM?

[mightycpa]

I wouldn't know how. That said, I'm using your code verbatim, and the browser is completely closed when I begin. So I assume that there is no document to begin with.

If you take a look at the short video where I do the recommended MJTNET script, I don't know what that's supposed to look like, but I'm pretty sure it isn't supposed to look like what I see. It doesn't seem to be able to navigate anywhere. My take on it is that nothing is being created when the session starts, and as a result, no steps beyond that will work.

[Grovkillen]

Aren't the browser opening when you get to the Chrome start command?

[mightycpa]

It opens, yes, but it doesn't go anywhere. You can watch it, and see how it doesn't reach an address?

FYI, I cut out a lot of the middle to make it much shorter, and then I noticed the "crashed" part when I moved my mouse. I've also cut out the JSON errors on the end.

[Grovkillen]

Try running this from the editor, make sure you save it first and have the chromedriver.exe in the same folder as the .scp file.

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Let>CHROMEDRIVER_EXE=%SCRIPT_DIR%\chromedriver.exe
ChromeStart>SessionID
ChromeNavigate>SessionID,url,https://www.google.com

[mightycpa]

It didn't work, acted just like the others. So I decided to step through it, and opened Task Manager/Processes to watch that.

Let> no problem detected.

ChromeStart> It struggled here. Chromedriver.exe launched once and chrome.exe launched at least 3 instances, and sometimes up to 5. Then the smaller chrome.exe's would terminate and then restart. After a while, all of the chrome.exe's terminated and the browser closed on its own. Interestingly, when I open chrome with my mouse, I get 9 chrome.exe's and then 1 terminates, leaving me with 8 processes. Long story short, I would conclude that chrome can't seem to launch.

After that step, a new variable was present in the Watch List:
SESSIONID=adaa5a5e49ed760d929e0d6188790533

Then I did:
ChromeNavigate> that did nothing, there was no activity in the CPU column; no errors, no nothing. It was probably over immediately.

The only other thing I noticed was that chrome is 64-bit, but the description for chromedriver.exe looks like 32 bit. The process is named chromedriver.exe *32

I wonder if that makes a difference. EDIT: this says it doesn't: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromedrive ... id=1797#c1

[Grovkillen]

How many PIDs are active for the chromedriver.exe ?

Should be only one.

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GetProcessIDs>chromedriver.exe,PIDs

[mightycpa]

Good morning, yes, there's only one, regardless if I start with zero, or if I start with one.

I also watch it in Task Manager, because MS goes "dark" while chrome is trying to start up. When chrome finally closes, MS becomes active again.

Another movie to show you:
https://app.vidjack.com/share/3173

[Grovkillen]

Well, the editor do get "dark" once in a while during execution of commands so that's normal. Have you tried your code on another PC?

[mightycpa]

I have, but with an earlier version of MS. Two different licenses for two different owners. That didn't work either.

The major difference between what I've got and what you have is the OS. On the MS v.15 machine, it is Windows Server 2008R2. On the MS v.14 machine, it is Windows 10 Enterprise. Neither of those two can get just the basic chromedriver functionality to work. It's hard for me to imagine that's the difference, but there's nothing else I can think of to explain it.

Waiting for Marcus or Dorian to chime in with something other than "do the procedure found here: https://help.mjtnet.com/article/344-chr ... nary-names"

[mightycpa]

Grovkillen,

Can you send me a compiled version of your simple script? See if that works? I know it shouldn't work any better than script, but still, I'd like to check.

[Grovkillen]

Let me get back to you later.