creating link for help file

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Hello, I'm trying to create a lnk file to my help file (appname.htm). I go
to a MS link on the topic,
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/wce/maintain/cehelp3.mspx and am
instructed to create a lnk file to my apps help htm file, like such:

18#\windows\soltr.htm , and save the file as App Name.lnk. I make sure
that the file named as App Name.lnk

Now, if I go to VS File System on Target Machine>Windows>Help and try to add
this file I get the following msg.

Cannot resolve this link. This file may not be a shortcut.

I've tried several different approaches with same result. Any suggestions?
Thanks.

drumred
 
When I open this file in VS I get several errors that seem to relate to XLMNS
1.0 Transitional. I am not use to html and was using one of the htm files on
the device as a template. The reworked htm file looks good on the device but
has errors when viewed in VS. I must be missing something about using htm on
pocketpc.
 
Paul,

I quoted the path. It works when I manually put it into Windows\Help.
However, I need it to be part of Setup and Deployment and when I try to
Add>File I'm told that this appname.lnk file is not a shortcut. So, I can't
add to my Deployment.
 
I believe they are in ASCII, not Unicode. Give that a try. The other
option is a custom installed DLL that calls SHCreateShortcut.
 
If your htm file is part of the cab project you can right click and create a
shortcut. Then place this shortcut in the Windows\Help folder. Rename the
shortcut as necessary.

Peter
 
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