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Activating HTML Help from you application using code

The generated HTML Help is automatically linked to your application such that if the user presses F1 the help appears. However in many cases you want Help to be started by pressing a button on your form or from a toolbar. We have developed easy and reliable code which shows how to do this which is available to registered users. With this code you can:

  • Open Topic given its HelpContextId
  • Open Topic given its HTML filename
  • Open Topic given its HTML filename with bookmark (useful for forms with tabs)
  • Open Help Table Of Contents
  • Open Help Index
  • Open Help Search dialog

The code is reliable (as opposed to code found on the web, calling windows help can be tricky and cause GPF) and easy to use:

HTMLHelp.OpenTopic strBookmark, Me.HelpFile

From the website you can download demo program showing what is functionality supported. The source of the demo and the help activating code is available to registered users.