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Writing Help - Introduction

James Crowley

Introduction

*** Please note that you can now write HTML Help too! Click here to find out how. ***

All good applications come with help. It would be stupid not to include some form of help,as even the most advanced user needs some guide.These instructions presume you have just downloaded the HC5.exe Help compiler

Extract the HC5.exe file into a directory e.g. C:HelpCompiler.

• You need to have a Topic file and a Project file to build a help file.

Note: Word 97 uses a RTF format not recognised by the compiler. Either use a different version, or download the Help Workshop from Microsoft.

James first started writing tutorials on Visual Basic in 1999 whilst starting this website (then known as VB Web). Since then, the site has grown rapidly, and James has written numerous tutorials, articles and reviews on VB, PHP, ASP and C#. In October 2003, James formed the company Developer Fusion Ltd, which owns this website, and also offers various development services. In his spare time, he's a 3rd year undergraduate studying Computer Science in the UK. He's also a Visual Basic MVP.

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  • Winhelp Call

    Posted by napoleta on 05 Aug 2003

    I've been having the same problem. I found that you can trick VB into doing it by placing the following code in the click event on your help button:

    SendKeys "{F1}", True

    The trouble is, I have...

  • Acessing the help file from VB

    Posted by OmegaSolutions on 31 May 2002

    Actually I wrote a help file for my latest application, (using some other tools, doesn't matter)
    Now I have a compiled help file.

    I can acess his help by pressing the F1 key anywhere in my applica...

  • Errors, maybe an example?

    Posted by NetGert on 10 Dec 2001

    I get lots of errors and warnings. I do it all like here is told. Please send me an example .RTF and .HPJ file so I can learn from them E-Mail: netgert@hot.ee