Getting "The Exception Unknown software exception (0Xe0434352)" when trying to launch the app.

[winsri02]

I am getting the "The Exception Unknown software exception (0Xe0434352)" when trying to launch my WFP application. When i launch the application manually it opens successfully.

===below is the code i am using.
DesiredCapabilities desktopCapabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
desktopCapabilities.SetCapability("app", "Root");
var DesktopSession = new WindowsDriver(new Uri("http://127.0.0.1:4723"), desktopCapabilities);
//Assert.IsNotNull(DesktopSession);
try
{
DesiredCapabilities appCapabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
appCapabilities.SetCapability("app", @"C:\Program Files\XXXX\YYY\ZZZ.exe");
var session = new WindowsDriver(new Uri("http://127.0.0.1:4723"), appCapabilities);
}
catch { }

===And in WinAppDriver i see
POST /session HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json, image/png
Content-Length: 128
Content-Type: application/json;charset=utf-8
Host: 127.0.0.1:4723

{"desiredCapabilities":{"app":"C:\Program Files\XXXX\YYY\ZZZ.exe","platformName":"Windows"}}
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Length: 176
Content-Type: application/json

{"sessionId":"6DE0BEE3-CDE3-4B39-884A-912F6EB60703","status":0,"value":{"app":"C:\Program Files\XXXX\YYY\ZZZ.exe","platformName":"Windows"}}

[ketankalia]

Try opening WinAppDriver as an administrator. Also open Visual Studio (I am assuming you are using that) as administrator. Hopefully those two should solve your issue.

Thanks,
Ketan

[winsri02]

tried both still having same issue

[ketankalia]

Can you remove the lines which are creating Desktop Session (first 3 lines) and try. That piece of code is not required. Also, your code might be creating 2 sessions (DesktopSession , session). Maybe that is not supported.

[winsri02]

Tried still not working. I would also like to add that the app has splash screen. it sometimes shows a message different things loading and then gives a message ".net-broadcasteventwindow.4.0.0.0"

[winsri02]

We tried inactivating the splash screen so that the window launches directly. But i get the same ".NET-BroadcastEventWindow.4.0.0.0.3aa" and then there is a message Message: System.InvalidOperationException : Failed to locate opened application window with appId: C:\Program Files\XXXX\YYY\ZZZ.exe, and processId: 41992

[Manvibha]

try
{
DesiredCapabilities appCapabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
appCapabilities.SetCapability("app", @"C:\Program Files\XXXX\YYY\ZZZ.exe");
var session = new WindowsDriver(new Uri("http://127.0.0.1:4723"), appCapabilities);
thread.sleep()
}
catch( Exception)
{ }
Finally
{
Dispose the session...
}

Next Steps:

1. Create a nativewindowhandle for the actual window that is opened
2. Using that nativewindowhandle , create a new session of the window opened
3. Use this session to work further with window opened.

~Mahendra

[winsri02]

Thanks Mahendra,

Please can you shed light on how to create those next steps i mean code wise? I am sorry to ask this but i am really new to Automation.
thanks