WebDriverIO – Setup Environment Variable for Gecko driver.
Prerequisite: –We need to setup and run Geckodriver for executing WebDriverIO automation scripts. Hence Geckodriver should be downloaded on the system where you want to run your geckodriver.exe based on systems compatibility.
Follow the below steps to setup GeckoDriver in your machine:
Step 1:- Copy the path of your Geckodriver.exe wherever you have kept it on your system.
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Step 2:- Click on Windows Button / Go to Program and open Control Panel of your system.
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Step 3:- Click on Systems and Security and Then Click on System.
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Step 4 :- Click on Advanced system settings.
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Step 5:- Click on Environment Variables on System Properties.
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Step 6:- Click on Path under System Variables and Click on Edit Button.
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Step 7:- Enter your Geckodriver Path from Step 1 in Edit your Environment Variable Window and Click on ok Button.
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Here we go. Your Environment Variable has been set up for GeckoDriver.
Now, you are ready to run the GeckoDriver (Use below command in GitBash) before executing WebDriverIO Automation scripts (Ignore if GeckoDriver is already running on your machine):
$ geckodriver.exe
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