HelpProvider and ALinks

[Sean Trace]

Our application currently communicates with the HtmlHelp viewer using
the
Windows API routine HelpHelp

E.g.
/* Help on context */
alink.cbStruct = sizeof(HH_AKLINK);
alink.fIndexOnFail = 0;
alink.fReserved = 0;
alink.pszKeywords = context_string;
sprintf(message,"Sorry, help topic %s could not be
found.",context_string);
alink.pszMsgText = message;
alink.pszMsgTitle = "Help not found";
alink.pszUrl = 0;
alink.pszWindow = "";

hwnd =HtmlHelpA(GetDesktopWindow(),helpfile,HH_ALINK_LOOKUP,(DWORD)
&alink);

Is there any way to achieve similar functionality using the
HelpProvider? The HelpNavigator Enumeration does not have any members
which relate to ALinks. Am I limited to "HH_KEYWORD_LOOKUP" type
lookups?

 

[Pete Lees]

Sean,

The HelpNavigator Enumeration does not have any members which relate
to ALinks. Am I limited to "HH_KEYWORD_LOOKUP" type lookups?

This subject came up last week in the
microsoft.public.vstudio.helpauthoring newsgroup. Perhaps the
following thread will help:

"VB .NET via ALink?" (26 Jan 2004 - 1 Feb 2004)
http://groups.google.com/groups?th=e7ad3135d0f28413

 

[Sean Trace]

Sean,


This subject came up last week in the
microsoft.public.vstudio.helpauthoring newsgroup. Perhaps the
following thread will help:

"VB .NET via ALink?" (26 Jan 2004 - 1 Feb 2004)
http://groups.google.com/groups?th=e7ad3135d0f28413

Thanks for the reference. It seems like the use of ALinks is broken in
the .NET HelpProvider.