Issue with Windows Server 2012 R2

[ajwadmushtaqv]

Hello,

I have developed a web scraper using puppeteer-sharp. The scraper runs smoothly when I utilize the latest versions of puppeteer-sharp and chrome.exe and deploy the code on a Windows Server 2022. However, I encounter an error when I attempt to run it on a Windows Server 2012 with an older version of chrome.exe.

Despite trying to use an older version of chrome.exe on the Windows Server 2012, the issue persists, and I receive an error indicating that the browser is null.

I appreciate any assistance you can provide and look forward to your advice. Thank you.

Code snippet : PuppeteerSharp.Browser browser = null; try { var location = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location), "Drivers\chrome-win\chrome.exe"); var options = new LaunchOptions { Headless = false, ExecutablePath = location, };

				browser = (Browser)await Puppeteer.LaunchAsync(options);
				var page = await browser.NewPageAsync();

				await page.SetViewportAsync(new ViewPortOptions { Width = 1500, Height = 726 });

[kblok]

I think that issue is more related to Chrome than Puppeteer-Sharp

[ajwadmushtaqv]

@kblok , Thank you for getting back. What is the minimum version of chrome.exe compatible with Puppeteer-Sharp please?

[kblok]

You should be good with 108 or above.

[ajwadmushtaqv]

Thank you for that I tried the version : 108.0.5305.0 with the code below but i get this error :

code : public async Task GetHarmonyMobileData() { AppLog.Instance.Write("Scrapping - GetHarmonyMobileData - started"); PuppeteerSharp.Browser browser = null; try { string folderPath = getFolderPath();

			if (!Directory.Exists(folderPath))
			{
				Directory.CreateDirectory(folderPath);
			}

			var location = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location), "Drivers\\chrome-win\\chrome.exe");
			Console.WriteLine(location);
			var options = new LaunchOptions
			{
				Headless = false,
				ExecutablePath = location,

			};

				browser = (Browser)await Puppeteer.LaunchAsync(options);
			
				var page = await browser.NewPageAsync();

				await page.GoToAsync(url);

				await Task.Delay(3000);
				string emailXpathSelector = "/html/body/div[1]/div/main/div/form/input[1]";
				var emailField = await page.XPathAsync(emailXpathSelector);
				await emailField[0].TypeAsync(_username);

				await Task.Delay(10000);
				string nextButtonXpathSelector = "/html/body/div[1]/div/main/div/form/footer/button";
				var nextButton = await page.XPathAsync(nextButtonXpathSelector);
				await nextButton[0].ClickAsync();

				await Task.Delay(10000);
				string passwordXpathSelector = "//*[@id=\"root\"]/div/main/div/form/input[2]";
				var passwordField = await page.XPathAsync(passwordXpathSelector);
				await passwordField[0].TypeAsync(_password);

				await Task.Delay(10000);
				string signInButtonXpathSelector = "/html/body/div[1]/div/main/div/form/footer/button";
				var signInButton = await page.XPathAsync(signInButtonXpathSelector);
				await signInButton[0].ClickAsync();

				await Task.Delay(20000);
				string moreActionsButtonXpathSelector = "//*[@id=\"root\"]/div/div/div/div[2]/main/main/div/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div/button[4]";
				var moreActionsButton = await page.XPathAsync(moreActionsButtonXpathSelector);
				await moreActionsButton[0].ClickAsync();

				await Task.Delay(20000);
				string exportButtonXpathSelector = "// html / body / div[2] / div / div / div / ul / li[5]";
				var exportButton = await page.XPathAsync(exportButtonXpathSelector);
				await exportButton[0].ClickAsync();

				await Task.Delay(20000);
				string popUpExportButtonXpathSelector = "/ html / body / div[3] / div / div[2] / div / div[2] / div[3] / div / button";
				var popUpexportButton = await page.XPathAsync(popUpExportButtonXpathSelector);
				await popUpexportButton[0].ClickAsync();

				await Task.Delay(20000);
				string popUpDoneButtonXpathSelector = "/ html / body / div[3] / div / div[2] / div / div[2] / div[3] / div / button";
				var popUpDoneButton = await page.XPathAsync(popUpDoneButtonXpathSelector);
				await popUpDoneButton[0].ClickAsync();

				await Task.Delay(20000);
				AppLog.Instance.Write("Scrapping - GetHarmonyMobileData - Done");
		}
		catch (Exception ex)
		{
			AppLog.Instance.WriteError(ex.ToString());
			Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
		}
		finally
		{
			await browser.CloseAsync();
		}

		
	}

With the latest chrome.exe the error is not thrown but that version of chrome.exe is not compatible with windows server 2012. Anything else, you can suggest to try?

[amaitland]

You should be good with 108 or above.

Version M109 is the last version to run on Windows Server 2012(R2). Newer versions won't run.

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/04/stable-channel-desktop-update.html