java.lang.IllegalStateException: The driver executable does not exist: C:\Users\jagrelot\workspace\AntBuildExample\chromedriver.exe with ChromeDriver

Question

When I try to run Selenium within Eclipse, I get a The driver executable does not exist: error. I\'ve ensured that the path to the exe is correct and that the environment PA

Answer 1

The code block you have provided is not sufficient to analyze the root cause. How ever the following points are pretty much evident :

1. The initialization of ChromeDriver is error prone, it should have been :

   ChromeDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
   

2. As per best practices we should use the WebDriver interface instead of the ChromeDriver implementation :

   WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
   

3. As you are seeing the error as IllegalStateException: The driver executable does not exist: C:\Users\jagrelot\workspace\AntBuildExample\chromedriver.exe which clearly indicates your script is looking for the chromedriver binary in a different location other than the mentioned one. Probably its due to error prone code of setProperty.