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Alexander Halser wrote:

> I'm a bit late to the party but I don't read this newsgroup
> regularily... So if this topic is still vacant, here are some hints:
> 
> 1. I think you simply missed to include the help viewer unit in your
> main form. Make sure that you have included "WinHelpViewer" in the
> uses clause of your main unit.
> 
> 2. Assign application.Helpfile at runtime, not at design time. For
> instance in the FormCreate event of your main form. Specify the help
> file with a fully qualified path, e.g.:
> 
>   application.Helpfile := changefileext(application.exename, '.hlp');
> 
> 3. Application.HelpContext(1) does invoke the HLP file by help
> context numbers and, because it is a Winhelp file, it displays the
> help topic in the main help window. Help context number "1" must be
> defined in the help file. In Help & Manual, every topic has a
> separate entry field for one or more context numbers. The "topic ID"
> is not a help context number, even if you name the topic "1".
> Application.HelpContext will fail unless you have defined
> corresponding context numbers in the help file. Make sure that this
> is the case (you need the HMX source to check it, the HLP file is a
> black box).
> 
> 4. I recommend to use HTML Help (.chm) instead of Winhelp, too. Help
> & Manual creates HTML Help as well and the functionality is mostly
> the same or better. If you use CHM files, include the unit
> "HtmlHelpViewer" in (1) and remove "WinHelpViewer".
> 
> Let me know if you need any additional help. To contact me directly,
> please write to firstname.lastname@ec-software.com (replace email
> appropriately).



no you are not to late, I got pulled to another project. I appreciate
your help and I am e-mailing you from idealss address with more
questions and concerns.

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