Cannot access "Help" 1

[jrajesh]

I am not able to access vfp help both from the menu as well as the command window. But, if i try to run the chm from windows explorer it works fine.
In vfp, Tools | Options | File locations| Help File points to the correct path and file (C:\program files\microsoft visual foxpro 7\foxhelp.chm)
As advised by the MS helpdesk, I reinstalled MSDN CD as well. Still no help.
Could someone please advise?
TIA,
Rajesh

 

[wgcs]

Are you developing an application that changes the current help file? if so, SET HELP TO should set it back to the default.

If that's not the problem, try issuing:

SET HELP TO "C:\program files\microsoft visual foxpro 7\foxhelp.chm"

And see if it then works.

 

[danceman]

if running an app that is changing your help file then just before you set help to

var = set('help',1)

will save your present help file so you can reset

set help to var Attitude is Everything

 

[rgbean]

Rajesh,
First, have you tried running the VFPCLEAN.APP? While it sounds like it's optional, and only necessary if you had a beta version of 7.0 previously installed, I've found that "everyone" should run it. If that still doesn't fix it, others have reported that deleteing the resource file (FOXUSER.DBF & FPT) sometimes helps. It's very important that if you have VFP 5 and/or 6 on your system, that they all use separate resource files. (They tend to step on each other's unique settings.)

Rick

 

[jrajesh]

Thanks all for your responses.
wgcs:
My app. doesn't change the help file. Tried issuing
set help to "....\foxhelp.chm". This doesn't help either :-(

Danceman: I tried your soln. as well. No change.

rgbean: I already ran VFPCLEAN.APP before i posted here. Deleting the resource file didn't help either.

Thanks all again for having tried.
Regards,
Rajesh

 

[torturedmind]

i dunno if it's the same as using vfp6 but my help file points to "...\msdnvs98.col". this might be too much for you but i suggest to "find-file" all files having ".col" or ".chm" extensions. then run the closest possible file
that you think is the help file of vfp7.

hope this helped...

torturedmind

 

[meerab]

I had the same problem...

Maybe this works...

Copy both the files Foxhhelp.exe and Foxhhelpps.dll into your system32 (or system) directory.

Then execute the following command with the command prompt or with the run option in your start menu

foxhhelp /regserver

and try to run your help

Goodluck!!!

Greets meerab

 

[meerab]

As an addition to my last post...
If you are using VFP7 you need to use the files:

foxhhelp7.exe
foxhhelpps7.dll

If you installed VFP the normal way, you can find those files in:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VFP

The command you have to execute is:

foxhhelp7 /regserver

Goodluck again!!

Greets meerab

 

[jrajesh]

Meerab,
thank you very much.
Copy the files you mentioned to c:\windows\system and running regserver did do the trick.
A star for you.
thanks again and best regards,
Rajesh