Opening a .chm file

[craigholohan]

Sorry for this silly question but I cant seem to get it to open, I created a help file with a .chm extension. In my top menu I have:

$helpmenu = GUICtrlCreateMenu ("Help")

$helpitem = GUICtrlCreateMenuitem ("Quick NIC Help",$helpmenu)

GUICtrlSetOnEvent ($helpitem, "_HelpFile")

Then the event I have tried:

Func _HelpFile()

Run("QuickNICHelp.chm",@ScriptDir)

EndFunc

I tried the _RunDOS, FileOpen etc. but still no success.

Please tell me where I am going wrong.

Thanks,

Craig

[jpm]

Sorry for this silly question but I cant seem to get it to open, I created a help file with a .chm extension. In my top menu I have:

$helpmenu = GUICtrlCreateMenu ("Help")

$helpitem = GUICtrlCreateMenuitem ("Quick NIC Help",$helpmenu)

GUICtrlSetOnEvent ($helpitem, "_HelpFile")

Then the event I have tried:

Func _HelpFile()

Run("QuickNICHelp.chm",@ScriptDir)

EndFunc

I tried the _RunDOS, FileOpen etc. but still no success.

Please tell me where I am going wrong.

Thanks,

Craig

Check which program is opening a .chm (property of the file° it should display the attached file

[craigholohan]

Check which program is opening a .chm (property of the file° it should display the attached file

It is opening with Microsoft HTML Help, my properties look the same as your attachement except for the name.

[GaryFrost]

It is opening with Microsoft HTML Help, my properties look the same as your attachement except for the name.

which should be hh.exe

[craigholohan]

which should be hh.exe

Ok now I am even more confused, what do you mean hh.exe and how do I get it to hh.exe?

[GaryFrost]

Ok now I am even more confused, what do you mean hh.exe and how do I get it to hh.exe?

for example if you were running the codewizard in it's folder the following would bring up the topic for msgbox

Run(@WindowsDir & "\HH.exe " & @ScriptDir & "\CodeWizard.chm::msgbox.html")

Edited November 18, 2006 by gafrost

[craigholohan]

for example if you were running the codewizard in it's folder the following would bring up the topic for msgbox

Run(@WindowsDir & "\HH.exe " & @ScriptDir & "\CodeWizard.chm::msgbox.html")

Thanks gafrost,

It seems so easy when you know what you are doing

Craig

[GaryFrost]

Thanks gafrost,

It seems so easy when you know what you are doing

Craig

I didn't till a few minutes ago, had to google for hh.exe and find the commands for it

I'll break it down for you

hh path/file.chm::/path/file.html or htm

therefore

Run(@WindowsDir & "\HH.exe " & @ScriptDir & "\CodeWizard.chm::msgbox.html")

the path to msgbox.html in this case is in the root of the help file some may have a path you have to put in.

[theguy0000]

or you could just shellexecute it...

ShellExecute ("QuickNICHelp.chm")

........right?

[Jos]

or you could just shellexecute it...

ShellExecute ("QuickNICHelp.chm")

........right?

will this also open on a specific page ?

[theguy0000]

will this also open on a specific page ?

:"> nope

[GaryFrost]

:"> nope

here's an example of using the AutoIt3.chm

$sAutoItPath = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AutoIt v3\AutoIt", "InstallDir")

Run(@WindowsDir & "\HH.exe " & $sAutoItPath & "\AutoIt3.chm::/html/functions/GUICtrlCreateUpdown.htm")

[tresa]

Check which program is opening a .chm (property of the file° it should display the attached file

jpm,

Comment as-tu fait pour faire la miniature dans ton post?

Sinon je vois que tu es un des pionnier du forum. Bravo !

How did you realise the little picture in your Post?

Are you one of the AutoIt Forum parents? thx !

[Jos]

How did you realise the little picture in your Post?

Are you one of the AutoIt Forum parents? thx !

Attach a Picture to the post and then click the "Add into Post" button after attaching it.

[jpm]

jpm,

Comment as-tu fait pour faire la miniature dans ton post?

Sinon je vois que tu es un des pionnier du forum. Bravo !

How did you realise the little picture in your Post?

Are you one of the AutoIt Forum parents? thx !

Jos a répondu a ta question.

Jos as he is reading french answer your question.

Thanks for using AutoIt

[tresa]

Jos a répondu a ta question.

Jos as he is reading french answer your question.

Thanks for using AutoIt

Thank you both for your answer

for jpm :

During the day, better open the shutters than ligth a candle