Changing default browser working with Mongoose binary

[joefulls]

Hi everybody, 

Is there anyway to force the mongoose web server to run using a specific browser like (IE, Chrome, etc.)? 

I looks like mongoose fires the default browser used in the local PC. Is there any way to let it fire anything else than the default browser?

My case scenario: using mongoose to start and index.html file.

Any help is highly appreciated.

Thank you

[Sergey Lyubka]

If you put your index.html in the document root, it'll be opened.

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[joefulls]

Hi Sergey,

Meanwhile, the index.html file is located in the same directory as the mongoose.exe. Double-clicking the mongoose.exe fires the default browser on my PC (IE in my case) loaded with the current index.html - works fine.

The problem is when I try to run it from another PC, it chooses to run with the other PC's default browser, while I need it to work only with IE.

So I'm looking for a way to tell mongoose: start the index.html using IE (on all PCs), not the default browser (chrome, firefox, etc.).

Any idea?

Thanks a lot

[Sergey Lyubka]

Got it.

No, that's not currently possible.

Mongoose binary is hardwired to: ShellExecute(NULL, "open", url, NULL, NULL, SW_SHOW);

ShellExecute command opens the default browser with mongoose URL. 

It would be possible to change "start_browser" option to "on_start_command" where you can specify what to run, by default that would be opening a default browser. That is not in our development plan though. If you're interested in that feature, file an issue against the mongoose github repo.

[joefulls]

I think it will be fine adding this feature to a future release, it will more flexibility - something really important for IoT devices.

Meanwhile, I solved the issue by setting up a batch file that first starts the mongoose server (with start_browser = no) and then starts the specified browser (IE in this case) with the appropriate http link.

Please keep up the good work.

Thank you very much,

[Georgios Samaritakis]

joefulls could you post your batch file here?