Driving IE with the Web Driver Tool and Code Sample too

Microsoft Downloads - IE Web Driver Tool for Internet Explorer 11

The IE Web Driver Tool enables developers to create automated tests that simulate users interacting with webpages and report back results in Internet Explorer 11. It can also manage testing across multiple windows, tabs, and webpages in a single session.

Version: 1.000

File Name:

Windows8.1-KB2990999-x64.msu

Windows8.1-KB2990999-x86.msu

Date Published: 9/3/2014

KB Articles: KB2990999

The IE Web Driver Tool implements many of the high priority features from the W3C spec to allow developers to open a session, automate basic functionality against the pages, and return the results of the tests. The IE Web Driver Tool differs from JavaScript unit tests because it has additional access to functionality and information in the browser, and it can more accurately simulate user events or OS-level events.

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• Using WebDriver
• Web Driver API Reference
• IIEWebDriverManager Interface

MSDN Code Gallery - WebDriver Sample - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (KB2976627)

WebDriver is like a remote control for Internet Explorer and allows developers to create automated tests that go beyond simple JavaScript unit tests. In Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 (KB2976627), the WebDriver API demonstrated in Internet Explorer Developer Channel comes to general release.

Building the Sample

Because WebDriver gives any app that knows how to use it the ability to control your browser, it is not completely installed with Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (KB2976627). To install and enable the remaining components, please follow the instructions in the Developer Guide.

Following that, you will be able to use the Visual Studio solution in this sample as a jumping-off point to build your own apps using the WebDriver API. However those apps will only run on systems specifically enabled to use the WebDriver API.

Description

The WebDriver sample provides a small example application that opens Internet Explorer, navigates to Bing, locates the Bing Search Box, types "WebDriver" into it, and executes the search. With dozens of commands available, this provides an excellent starting point for exploring the WebDriver API in Internet Explorer 11.

Source Code Files

• IEWebDriverExample.zip

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