Handling Alert Boxes Using AutoIT in Selenium

Handling alert box using AutoIT

AutoIt v3 is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and general scripting. It uses a combination of simulated keystrokes, mouse movement and window/control manipulation in order to automate tasks in a way not possible or reliable with other languages (e.g. VBScript and SendKeys). AutoIt is also very small, self-contained and will run on all versions of Windows out-of-the-box with no annoying “runtimes” required!.

Here we are going to use AutoIT for handling authentication boxes like below,

Step 1: 

Download the latest version of AutoIT from http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/downloads/
 

Step 2: 

Write the code and Save it as 'Authentication.au3' 
(au3 is the AutoIT format)

Use the below code

WinWaitActive("Authentication Required")

Send("Username")

Send("{TAB}")

Send("Password")

Send("{ENTER}")

Step 3:

After that, right click on your Authentication.au3 file and click 'Compile Script'

This will covert your AutoIT script into an executable file

Step 4:

Now go to your Selenium code, and add the below line.

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("C://Path//Authentication.exe");