Help File

[botanic]

How can I make a helpfile for my program like the one in scite ect?

[JustinReno]

Google it, there are alot of free, good working ones that look and work very professional like, I think there is one called CHMMaker.

[botanic]

I cant just make it in autoit?

[JustinReno]

umm, yes, I guess you could. give me a minute or two.

[JustinReno]

This is what I made: Give credit to Me! It took me a long time to make it:

CODE

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

#include <IE.au3>

FileDelete(@ScriptDir&"\HelpTest.html")

Filewrite(@ScriptDir&"\HelpTest.html", "Yeah! It works good!!!")

$FirstFile = @ScriptDir&"\HelpTest.html"

$Form1 = GUICreate("Program Help File", 636, 415, 193, 115)

$Obj1 = ObjCreate("Shell.Explorer.2")

$Obj1_ctrl = GUICtrlCreateObj($Obj1, 216, 0, 418, 412)

$ListView1 = GUICtrlCreateListView("Help File Index", 0, 0, 210, 406)

$List1 = GUICtrlCreateListViewItem("Help!",$ListView1)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

While 1

$nMsg = GUIGetMsg()

Switch $nMsg

Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

Exit

Case $List1

_IENavigate($Obj1, $FirstFile)

EndSwitch

WEnd

[Generator]

It is very unnessecery to make a helpfile with AutoIt while others are free and looking professional. Most of the program's helpfile are made with one of those freeware. Making one in AutoIt is a waste of time except you want lots of special features in it which interacts with your program.

[JustinReno]

No, It wouldn't be a waste of time at all. Its not a matter of looking professonal; It's good the way it is, and, you can say your program was 100% made in AutoitV3 code. I think it works well.

[RDSchaefer]

This is what I made: Give credit to Me! It took me a long time to make it:

CODE

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

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WEnd

Wouldn't it be simpler just to use MsgBox()?

Ralph

[Jos]

How can I make a helpfile for my program like the one in scite ect?

I use Frontpage to created the Webpages and microsofts freeware utility "HTML Help Workshop" to generate the Helpfile.

Jos