WebDriver: Plugin Container for Firefox has stopped working.

[lukeis]

Originally reported on Google Code with ID 3314

What steps will reproduce the problem?

 1. The following Java codes which display a PDF file using Adobe Reader plugin are
executed. 
        FirefoxDriver webDriver = new FirefoxDriver();
        webDriver.get("file://c:/work/sample.pdf");
        Thread.sleep(5000);
        webDriver.quit();

 2. The execution is repeated. 

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

I expected that Firefox would be completed normally. 
However, in almost all cases, a window then pops up and says Plugin Container for Firefox
has stopped working.

Selenium version: 2.10.0
OS: Windows Vista Business SP2
Browser: Firefox
Browser version: 7.0.1

Reported by testplatform-contact@nri.co.jp on 2012-02-01 06:42:23

[lukeis]

I supplement. 
When it is operated manually, it ends normally. 

Reported by testplatform-contact@nri.co.jp on 2012-02-02 00:47:48

[lukeis]

Reported by barancev on 2012-05-11 19:04:55

• Labels added: Component-WebDriver, Browser-Firefox

[lukeis]

seeing this as well w/ selenium 2.24.1 and firefox 12 on windows vista

Reported by Jay.Springfield on 2012-07-17 17:25:56

[lukeis]

Noticed the same, any update on this ?

Reported by rdekleijnaspider on 2012-09-14 11:31:13

[lukeis]

I had noticed it earlier. now i notice it on a very consistent basis.
selenium version: 2.31
OS: Windows 7 Professional N
Browser: Firefox 19.0

Reported by jayeshpatil on 2013-03-19 23:33:03

[lukeis]

Any workarounds for this one?

Reported by jayeshpatil on 2013-03-19 23:33:45

[lukeis]

Hi!

Is this issue still reproduced? I can not reproduce it at my win7, ff20, selenium 2.32.
Test code and test pdf exsample are attached.

If it's still presented please provide test scenario and test input (pdf file) with
which error is occured.
Also please check pdf plugin is updated to last version.

But i'm not sure that selenium could and will do anything if error is inside FF pdf
plugin or ff.

Reported by a.u.savchuk on 2013-05-07 11:49:13

• Status changed: NeedsClarification

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[lukeis]

Thank you for the answer. 
I check, after upgrading selenium to a new version. 

Reported by testplatform-contact@nri.co.jp on 2013-05-09 01:50:40