Script Failing on BrowserStack

There are situations where the same script targeting IE browser executes as expected on local machine, but fails on virtual (remote) machine or cloud-based environment like BrowserStack. Under close observation, one might notice that the mouse-click seems to miss the intended DOM element.

One possible way to rectify this issue is to maximize the browser window prior to further automation. The browser window is created automatically upon the initial call to web » open(url) or web » openAndWait(url,waitMs). So here’s a possible strategy to one can consider:

• Open browser window with the appropriate url.
• Maximize the browser window
• Continue with the rest of the automation.

For example,