How to use Selenium WebDriver on local webpage (on my PC) instead of one located somewhere online?

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I want to use Selenium WebDriver on a webpage that I have on my hard disc. I've tried to something like:

selenium = new WebDriverBackedSelenium(driver, "C:\\...dispatcher.html");

...instead of the normal:

selenium = new WebDriverBackedSelenium(driver, "http://www.dunnowhattodo.org");

...but it doesn't work (I get the error "unknown protocol: c").

It may require the `file://` protocol before it...have you tried that? — Arran, Jul 31 '13 at 14:17
no i haven't tried it: file://C://... should it be this way? — Bartosz Wyględacz, Jul 31 '13 at 14:21
@ Bartosz Wygledacz: https://code.google.com/p/selenium/issues/detail?id=3997 — Jayan, Jul 31 '13 at 14:30
Already answered above, but how I did: java.io.File localPage = new File("C:/debug/mypage.html"); webdriver.get(localPage.getPath()); — Adrien, Dec 13 '22 at 16:22

score 75 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 31 '13 at 14:33

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Try using this method:

webdriver.get("file:///D:/folder/abcd.html");

(or)

selenium = new WebDriverBackedSelenium(driver, "file:///D:/folder/abcd.html");

answered Jul 31 '13 at 14:33

Pradeep SJ

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Can relative paths be used somehow? – Pithikos Sep 19 '14 at 11:13
@Pithikos no, but when using windows you can use the environment variables, like %USERPROFILE% (home folder) and %APPDATA% (application folder) – Simon Baars May 22 '17 at 13:09
How do you do this on macOS with Safari? I can't open html files from the local file system. It's working if I use file:///Users/pathToMyFile/index.html manually in the browser. However it's not working if the driver opens it by the get method. – TestAutomator Jul 14 '17 at 13:33
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It worked on my aws instance :) – DANIEL ROSAS PEREZ Oct 26 '21 at 20:42

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 29 '16 at 23:00

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This can also be done with a relative file:

Path sampleFile = Paths.get("sample.html");
driver.get(sampleFile.toUri().toString());

answered Dec 29 '16 at 23:00

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score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 30 '20 at 18:57

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You can always drag and drop html file from your PC on open web browser during selenium session and see how file path looks. In my case it is:

webdriver.get("file:///C:/Users/Desktop/Some%20%E2%80%93%20file%20on%20the%20PC.html")

answered Apr 30 '20 at 18:57

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score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 31 '13 at 14:29

When you call the driver.get(URL) method, WebDriver looks for HTTP request using as base javascript, Therefore, refering to a website as a path, that task won't be possible.

But it will be possible if you : 1st- Install Apache WebServer (let's say) on your marchine. 2nd- Upload or expose to the WebServer, that web application (dispatcher.html) 3rd- Try recording and executing your testcases on [http://localhost:8080/dispatcher.html] (8080 is the default port but you can configure it to other).

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 14 '16 at 20:46

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For those of us using java.nio, we can also do the following:

webdriver.get("file:\\\\\\" + filePath);

...where filePath is an object of type java.nio.file.Path and represents an absolute path.

answered Oct 14 '16 at 20:46

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score 2 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 23 '20 at 07:51

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Selenium Version: 3.141.59

Use this webdriver.get("file:///D:/folder/abcd.html") get failed.

Instead of webdriver.get("///D:/folder/abcd.html") get successfully.

answered Apr 23 '20 at 07:51

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How to use Selenium WebDriver on local webpage (on my PC) instead of one located somewhere online?

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