HTML Help Workshop 1

[pmscraiova]

I made a .chm help, but I don't know how to insert in help's project the contexts ID (I mean HelpContextID). Please help me !!!
Thank you,
Eugen Fintina

 

[ramani]

HI
1. SET HELP TO MYHELP.CHM
This command is typically included in the setup code for the main program of your application.

2. In Design mode, open the object – a form, control, or toolbar, for example – that you want to assign context-sensitive Help to. Look in the Properties Window. Set the HelpContextID property to the number representing a specific topic in your HTML Help file.

Hope this helps

ramani :-9
(Subramanian.G),FoxAcc, ramani_g@yahoo.com

 

[pmscraiova]

Thank you very much Ramani, but my problem is how to set the number that represent a specific topic in my HTML Help file.
Best regards,
Eugen Fintina

 

[ChrisRChamberlain]

Eugen

Your answer has 2 parts, one being in VFP and the other in HTMLHelp.

In VFP you need to give the .HelpContextId property of a control a number that HTMLHelp can use as a reference to identify the control.

In turn in HTMLHelp, you need to create a header file for your HTMLHelp project to provide HTMLHelp with the constants for your references such as:-

#Define TOPIC0001 1
#Define TOPIC0002 2
#Define TOPIC0003 3
#Define TOPIC0004 4

You can then map the references to the appropriate HTML file.

There is an HTMLHelp forum at Tek-Tips and I suggest you ask there for help in mapping in HTMLHelp etc.

FWIW, I would suggest you complete your VFP project before starting its HTMLHelp project.

Secondly, you need to adopt a numbering system that makes sense to you as a developer.

If you simply use sequential numbering, you will not be able to identify the source of a number.

If you number your main.scx from 1 to n, first child form form from 101 to n, second child form form from 201 to n, a grandchild form from 1101 to n, and so on, you can easily identify the VFP forms whilst you are in HTMLHelp.

HTH

Chris

 

[FreddyHo]

Hi, pmscraiova

I'm a novice in making a .chm file. Could you give me some hints/advice by what software to compose it ?

Many thanks

 

[ChrisRChamberlain]

FreddyHo

Try HTMLHelp from Microsoft - it's FREE!

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?URL=/library/tools/htmlhelp/chm/hh1start.htm

Chris

 

[pmscraiova]

As Chris said "Try HTMLHelp from Microsoft". I think that's easy to use it (if you'll take a look to Chris's answer). By the way, thank you very much Chris for your answer. Using you answer, my HTMLhelp works now. Thank you again.
Best wishes,
Eugen Fintina