Power Automate Desktop plus Vivaldi

[bondarenko]

Hello,

Not sure if I'm right with the discussion category, but I'd like to ask.
Did someone try to run and handle Vivaldi via Power Automate Desktop app? I tried to ask a question on the corresponding MS forum, but no one even commented this one (despite 83 views):
Cannot startup Chromium-based browser/ Power Automate Extension not working?

I installed Google Chrome and already have Vivaldi on my laptop, and when I run a flow, the app runs Chrome. Looks like in this case the app specifically seeks for chrome.exe or something. (When I delete Chrome and run the flow, I got the error 'can't assume control of Chrome)

So, my question is, do I have to use Edge in this case and wait for Vivaldi support in the app or there is still a way to reach control over Vivaldi (indirectly)?

[Pathduck]

@bondarenko said in Power Automate Desktop plus Vivaldi:

Looks like in this case the app specifically seeks for chrome.exe or something.

When I delete Chrome and run the flow, I got the error 'can't assume control of Chrome

Probably. Pretty stupid IMO to hardcode exe names.

Assuming you have Vivaldi set as default browser, isn't there some "launch URL" or even just "launch application" option?

[bondarenko]

Assuming you have Vivaldi set as default browser, isn't there some "launch URL" or even just "launch application" option?

After Chrome has been deleted:

Probably I have to launch new [Browser] and only then use this action.

[bondarenko]

Assuming you have Vivaldi set as default browser, isn't there some "launch URL" or even just "launch application" option?

About second, I found a little tweak. There is a 'Run application' action, inside that command-line arguments can be specified. I use C:\Users\Desktop\AppData\Local\Vivaldi\Application\vivaldi.exe as the 'Application path' parameter and --new-window [URL] as an argument.

The problem is, the action only runs tabs in a separate window and I cant open an URL in the same Vivaldi window.

[Pathduck]

@bondarenko

The problem is, the action only runs tabs in a separate window

Then why are you using --new-window?

[bondarenko]

@pathduck

Then why are you using --new-window?

Well, because there is no a '--new-tab' argument or something.
And a stackoverflow question doesn't bring any feasible solution as well.

[Pathduck]

@bondarenko If I use vivaldi.exe <url> from cmd, it always opens in a new tab.

[bondarenko]

@pathduck Pretty straightforward, thank you.

[LiamOliver]

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