HelpProvider - local .chm file, problems showing topic

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Hello, need some help with "HelpProvider" in vb2005. I have made a .chm
file, and have a topic in there with TopicID called "Login". I have
tried for sometime to get (on f1) to launch the .chm file and show that
topic
The HelpNavigator enumeration is slightly confusing, I have used most
of the values in the enum alongside HelpKeyword value of "Login" but
always the topic doesnt show on f1.

Also I have searched google and the docs, they are not very helpful

Would appreciate any tips/help thankyou

Here is a screenshot that may help :

http://img309.imageshack.us/my.php?image=loginformhelp8fl.png
 
Hello, need some help with "HelpProvider" in vb2005. I have made a .chm
file, and have a topic in there with TopicID called "Login". I have
tried for sometime to get (on f1) to launch the .chm file and show that
topic
The HelpNavigator enumeration is slightly confusing, I have used most
of the values in the enum alongside HelpKeyword value of "Login" but
always the topic doesnt show on f1.

Also I have searched google and the docs, they are not very helpful

Would appreciate any tips/help thankyou

Here is a screenshot that may help :

http://img309.imageshack.us/my.php?image=loginformhelp8fl.png
Click to expand...

You will need to make sure that the control with the HelpProvider link to
'Login' has the focus when you press F1.

And the settings for he control should be like:
Keyword - [subdir/]login.htm (ie the internal CHM path to the HTM file)
Navigator - Topic
Showhelp - True
 
aasif said:
Hello, need some help with "HelpProvider" in vb2005. I have made a .chm
file, and have a topic in there with TopicID called "Login". I have
tried for sometime to get (on f1) to launch the .chm file and show that
topic
The HelpNavigator enumeration is slightly confusing, I have used most
of the values in the enum alongside HelpKeyword value of "Login" but
always the topic doesnt show on f1.

Also I have searched google and the docs, they are not very helpful

Would appreciate any tips/help thankyou

Here is a screenshot that may help :

http://img309.imageshack.us/my.php?image=loginformhelp8fl.png
Click to expand...

There is a Help class, I don't know if you've tried it:

System.Windows.Forms.Help.ShowHelp(Me, "help docs/MyHelpFile.chm")

This procedure has a couple of overloads and might do what you want.
I could never get the HelpProvider objects working the way I wanted
either, but this method works fine today. Hope it helps. ;)
 
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