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Context Sensitive Help Not Working

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imterpsfan3

imterpsfan3

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I have compiled a HTML Help file and I am trying to display context-senstive help in a web form, using the window.showHelp function. However, the help file doesn't display and I get an error on the page. The Help File works correctly for a windows app, so I know it's not the Help File. What am I doing wrong here?

Code: 
<script language="JavaScript">
			
			function ShowContextHelp()
			{
				
					//Display Help for this context.
					window.showHelp(@"c:\Development\HTML Help\DemoHelp.chm::/Topic3.htm");
					
					
				
			}
		</script>
	</HEAD>
	<body MS_POSITIONING="GridLayout" >
		<form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
			<h2>Context Sensitive Help</h2>
			
			<input type="text" >
			<br>
			<input type="button" onfocus = "ShowContextHelp()" value="Button" >
			<br>
			<input id="chkHelp" type="checkbox">Show user assistance.
		</form>
	</body>

 
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I should also add that I am running Windows XP Pro SP2 on this machine, which also has the IIS. I am using Visual Studio 2003. I have read about scenarios where the windows.showHelp doesn't work.

 
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No, you can use this for web forms. I have seen an example, but cannot get it to work.

 
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>> window.showHelp(@"c:\Development\HTML Help\DemoHelp.chm::/Topic3.htm");


is an IE only command and that too i think it can be restricted in systems, but i have a doubt, where exactly are ur help files? cause the path that u give in javascript will try to open a file the the client's "c:\Development\HTML Help\DemoHelp.chm::/Topic3.htm" and NOT the server's "c:\Development\HTML Help\DemoHelp.chm::/Topic3.htm".

and that will cause a Security error. see if the icon in the status bar(that says Done) changes when u call the function...

Known is handfull, Unknown is worldfull
 
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You can't open a server side file by using a client language such as javascript. You'll have to pop up a new window in javascript and have a page that will server the relevant text.


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