After navigating from one tab to another in selenium webdriver, the xpath for a button does not work, how can I make it work?

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// opening the base URL

driver1.get(baseUrl+"/");

// opening a new tab

driver1.findElement(By.cssSelector("Body")).sendKeys(Keys.COMMAND + "t");

driver1.get("my URL"); 

// getting back to the first tab             

driver1.findElement(By.cssSelector("body")).sendKeys(Keys.COMMAND, Keys.SHIFT, "{");

// I want to signup by clicking the sign up button

driver1.findElement(By.xpath("/html/body/div[1]/header/div[2]/button")).click();

The error that I get after running is : "Error communicating with the remote browser. It may have died."

But when I run the same code without the navigation, the button click works fine, then it means there is no problem with the xpath.

Why are you opening multiple tabs?? and where is problematic HTML?? — Saurabh Gaur, Sep 12 '16 at 06:15
Which browser you are using ? In case of chrome and firefox, key for getting back to the first tab is cntrl+NumPad 1. I think because of wrong key, it is not able to navigate to first tab. Make sure control is on the first tab. — Rohhit, Sep 12 '16 at 06:38
I am using Firefox, there is no problem with the navigation from tab to tab, but the button is not working. — ramy, Sep 12 '16 at 11:38

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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The information which browser you are using would be very interesting. And the webdriver doesn't need to control the visbile Tab. So i wouldn't let the Browser change the Tab and I would use the "switchTo" Method of the webdriver.
More information to this topic is here.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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answered Sep 12 '16 at 07:54

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Hi, I am using Firefox. – ramy Sep 12 '16 at 10:29
@ramy Firefox is definetly the easiest way to use Selenium. But watch out your Firefox isn't updating automatically. The required versions of the Third-Party-Software is [on the Selenium-Site](http://www.seleniumhq.org/about/platforms.jsp) – Kikkirej Sep 12 '16 at 10:38

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 12 '16 at 07:59

As @Kikkirej mentuined, i see no reason to use sendKeys to switch between opened tabs. Use Selenium instead, it is a much better approach.

Edit: in addition, try to provide more information, especially the most basic part - the browser you are automating.

After navigating from one tab to another in selenium webdriver, the xpath for a button does not work, how can I make it work?

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