How to bring up a help file

[blumonde]

Gentlemen,

I added the helpprovider control to my form. In its properties, I set the "helpnamespace" to help.htm

I added a help button the my windows form.

How do I invoke up the help.htm file when I click on the help button?

I read the msdn library on helpprovider control but couldn't find the command to do it. I don't know if I am on the right track or not.

Please help.

blumonde

 

[kulrom]

Yes you can use helpprovider component for the purpose using the static method ShowHelp() of the Help class. For instance, to show the table of contents, simple call: Help.ShowHelp(Me, "helpfile.chm").
Otherwise, you can make a new process and call the help file like that.

Cheers

 

[blumonde]

Yes you can use helpprovider component for the purpose using the static method ShowHelp() of the Help class. For instance, to show the table of contents, simple call: Help.ShowHelp(Me, "helpfile.chm").
Otherwise, you can make a new process and call the help file like that.

Cheers

Hi Kulrom

I changed the command above to
Help.ShowHelp(Me, "Help.htm") and I got an error message "Invalid URL help.htm" I created my help file in htm format. I don't know how to make .chm format. What do you think?

Cheers,

blumonde

 

[kulrom]

Microsoft's Compiled HTML Help (.chm) format; you can find more about that here:

http://htmlhelp.berlios.de/formats/chm.php


Cheers

 

[blumonde]

Microsoft's Compiled HTML Help (.chm) format; you can find more about that here:

http://htmlhelp.berlios.de/formats/chm.php


Cheers

Thanks Kulrom

cheers,

blumonde