FirefoxDriver opens a non requested new window when clicking on a link

[Carolina Baquero]

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.-

[Oscar Rieken]

whenever you have a new window you have to switch to that window. then when you close that window you can switch back to the main window. is it possible that the link has a target assigned to it. if its the same one i would suggest looking into that. or maybe show us some code and maybe we can get a better idea of what is happening

Also im just going to say that going thru and clicking on all of the links in one page in one test seems like a bad idea. but again i have not seen the code. or the test or know why you are doing it.

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[DongXiang]

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
To: seleniu...@googlegroups.com
Subject: [selenium-users] FirefoxDriver opens a non requested new window when clicking on a link

[Carolina Baquero]

Hi all, 

I'm sorry I didn't come over here before. As Dave said, it was my link opening the new instance and not the driver.

Thanks for giving me that security ("WebDriver just click it and do nother others."), so I did could tell the dev team they need to check this bug in the application.

Thanks for your time!

Carolina.-