Re: chm help file support

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From: Gary Setter
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 13:20

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> - Are there systems where html is not supported ?
>     - In case yes, which ones ??  Win95 ?  Win98 default installation ??

Win95 did not have HTML help, Win98 did. I believe (but can not guarantee)
that you can install it on Win95 systems as well.

> - How can I easily detect if a system can handle chm files or not ?
>    - I would like to use hlp files on systems that do not support chm
files.
>    - Some sort of dynamic check that determines whethere the hlp or csm
file
> needs to be used.

Attempt to load and check for success. As in
HelpHandle = LoadLibrary("HHCTRL.OCX");

>    - Example 2 in the hhcode_and_exe BCB code examples (which can be
> downloaded http://helpware.net) supposedly has a check but it doesn't
work.
>      E.g. on my system it says chm is not supported while it definately
> works (at least when I double click a chm file) !!  (I run Win98 SE)
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated !!
>
>

HTH
Gary

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