Cannot get a web page to launch

I have an installer that creates a self-hosted configuration page at http://localhost:5000.

I want the configuration page to launch after installing and starting the services, but for the life of me I cannot get this working.

I tried:

!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_SHOWREADME http://localhost:5000/

!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_LINK "Show the agent configuration screen"

I have tried:

!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_SHOWREADME http://localhost:5000/

!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_SHOWREADME_TEXT "Launch Agent Configuration Page"

I have tried putting

!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_RUN_FUNCTION FinishedInstall



Function FinishedInstall

  ExecShell "open" "http://localhost:5000/"

FunctionEnd

before my

!insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES

...and none of these work. I don't get any errors; it's just like I didn't put anything at all. The text components show up, but the link never launches a browser with the link.

What am I doing wrong?

Does

ExecShell "" "http://localhost:5000/" 

work?

I will try it when I get back in the office and let you know.

ExecShell just calls ShellExecuteEx and this is the documented way to launch the default browser on Windows.

Well, I can't get that to work with any of the MUI hooks, but if I put it at the end of my install section, at least it loads the page, which is good enough for me. Thanks!

Maybe try to add a Sleep after ExecShell in the finish function.

I'll try to come up with some debugging code for you tomorrow.

You could try

!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_RUN_FUNCTION FinishedInstall
Function FinishedInstall
  ClearErrors
  ExecShell "" "http://localhost:5000/"
  Sleep 3333
  ${If} ${Errors}
  MessageBox mb_iconstop Error
  ${EndIf}
FunctionEnd