HMI_ieX_Info

This program shows Internet Explorer compatible websites in full-screen or user defined modes.

MSHTML engine (updates handled by Windows/Microsoft)
ActiveX support

Version V1.0.6

Use next link

https://backdate.de/hmi_iex_info.html
- from within software to check software version

Download

https://backdate.de/hmi_iex.zip

Start and Settings

Double-click

program will show this document.

Command line

Argument list:

url (String)

--url="http://127.0.0.1/frh/cgtp/cgtp.stm"

zoom (Integer)
```
 --zoom=125
```
- min: 10 ; max: 400 ;
showIconMaximize (Flag)
```
--showIconMaximize=true
```
showIconMinimize (Flag)
```
--showIconMinimize=true
```
showIconSystemMenu (Flag)
```
--showIconSystemMenu=true
```
- if not active 'Icon-Minimize' and 'Icon-Maximize' are hidden
startMaximized (Flag)
```
--startMaximized=true
```
startFullScreen (Flag)
```
--startFullScreen=true
```
- will override startMaximized

alternative syntax for all Flag arguments:

--showIconMaximize=true  OR --showIconMaximize

--showIconMaximize=false OR  _________________ (empty)

special: first and only argument is a string
```
http://127.0.0.1/frh/cgtp/cgtp.stm
```
- will start the app using startFullScreen=true and given string is url

Examples

target url as first and only parameter

  hmi_iex.exe http://127.0.0.1/frh/cgtp/cgtp.stm

alt text

start from batch file

 start hmi_iex.exe http://127.0.0.1/frh/cgtp/cgtp.stm

 start hmi_iex.exe --url="https://backdate.de/hmi_iex.html" --zoom=50 --showIconMaximize=true --showIconMinimize --showIconSystemMenu  --startMaximized 
 start hmi_iex.exe --url="https://backdate.de/hmi_iex.html" --zoom=50 --showIconMaximize=true --showIconMinimize --showIconSystemMenu  --startFullScreen
 start hmi_iex.exe --url="https://backdate.de/hmi_iex.html" --zoom=50  --showIconMinimize --showIconSystemMenu

create a shortcut and add url as parameter

Internet Explorer Settings

❓Problems opening ActiveX-Pages?

Next link, when clicked from within hmi_iex software will open Internet Explorer in new window!

https://backdate.de/hmi_iex.html

change Internet Options
link above works on Windows IOT 24H2

Changelog

2025.09.13 add args
2025.09.02 typos
2025.08.22 typos
...
2025.08.16 initial release

License

HMI_ieX is FREEWARE!

And may be used for commercial purposes!

License:

CC BY-ND 4.0 Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0)

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/

Modification of the binary file is not allowed.
Removal or modification of the certificate is not allowed.
The (re)distribution is allowed, also without html files.
- The naming of the author is given, because the binary file may not be changed.

Even if the Creative Commons license was not made for software, it serves its purpose for us here.

This software is built with LAZARUS-IDE/FPC and ❤️

https://www.lazarus-ide.org/

The lcl-components used are licensed under the LGPL with static linking exeption.

FPC_modified_LGPL