Another noobie question...

[Chris2137378]

I need some help getting my script to run a help file (.hlp not .chm). After researching the forum and AutoIt's help file for the last two hours I'm ready to pull my hair out for what seems to me should be a simple solution. I'm guessing it revolves around '@ComSpec' somehow but I'm having trouble getting it there. Please someone show me how profoundly simple this is!

[w0uter]

If you got beta:

dim $o_shell = ObjCreate('Shell.Application')
$o_shell.Open('E:\AutoIt3.1.1\AutoIt.chm')

If not:

RunWait(@COMSPEC & ' /c "E:\AutoIt3.1.1\AutoIt.chm"', '', @SW_HIDE)

[SmOke_N]

If you got beta:

dim $o_shell = ObjCreate('Shell.Application')
$o_shell.Open('E:\AutoIt3.1.1\AutoIt.chm')

If not:

RunWait(@COMSPEC & ' /c "E:\AutoIt3.1.1\AutoIt.chm"', '', @SW_HIDE)

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

HeHe I knew you would respond to this one.

[Westi]

No general AutoIt problem:

Run ( @windowsdir & "\winhlp32.exe yourhelpfile.hlp")

Edited June 7, 2005 by Westi

[Chris2137378]

Thanks for all the suggestions!

This seemed the simplest way:

Run ( @windowsdir & "\winhlp32.exe yourhelpfile.hlp")

Now to re-glue all my pulled out hair...