Getting rid of Help Engine on WM_SYSCOMMAND ?!

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From: Stuart Phillips
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 16:22

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I have an application with associated help.  When the user exits
the application via the File|Exit command, I call WinHelp() with
HELP_QUIT in order to cause the help engine to close its window
and exit.  This works just fine.

However, if the use exits via the close menu item on the windows
system menu, I can't get rid of the darn help engine!

I've tried processing the WM_SYSCOMMAND message and looking for
the SC_CLOSE event; I process it just fine, call WinHelp() with
HELP_QUIT but the help engine stays around!

I started trying commercial window applications and have found
that all Microsoft applications exhibit the same behavior I'm
experiencing.  Borland applications such as the Resource
Workshop and the IDE however, correctly dispose of the help
engine no matter how they are exited!

Anyone have the magic cookie recipe to get rid of help after
a System Menu close ?????

Thanks!
Stu

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