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Stephan

You can download the appropriate dll from microsoft msdn to support help files

If you click on a hlp file under vista, you will be guided to the appropriate link. Then you can use all hlp files under vista.

I have downloaded the file a month ago but i do not remember the link

HTH

Richard

The problem is that VISTA does not support classic help (.HLP) anymore, so we will have to change to Html Help.
Any suggestion to fix this problem is welcome.

Regards,
Stephan

... AM 567,167 fivewin.chm 03/02/2006 08:57 AM 522,563 fwclass.chm 02/03/2005 10:32 AM 185,193 fwcmd.chm 03/02/2006 09:03 AM 1,008,766 fwfun.chm The hlp files I have are are quite old, so I thought the chm files are complete replacements for them. But the ones I have are: Directory of C:\FWH\MANUAL ...

I came across this today. If your app has .HLP format help files they will not run under Vista--unless your users download this program. Due to Microsoft's copyright I don't think you can distribute this exe with with your app so each user would ...

... ésto deduzco cosas con algo de esfuerzo, y voy aplicando. Y aquí mi pregunta: Sería muy complicado actualizar todas éstas ayudas en .chm, .doc, y hlp con las nuevas mejoras, en alguna nueva versión, o mucho mejor aún en éste foro para uso y disfrute de los limitaditos como yo a nuestra lengua?. ...

... diálogo. Prueba tu ejemplo, modificado así, y luego quítale el control GET: #include "FiveWin.ch" static oWnd function Main() SETHELPFILE( "fwfun.hlp") DEFINE WINDOW oWnd TITLE "A Window" oWnd:nHelpId = 2 ACTIVATE WINDOW oWnd ; ON INIT ShowDlg() return nil //----------------------------------------------------------------------------// ...

... #include "FiveWin.ch" static oWnd function Main() SETHELPFILE( "..\manual\fwfun.hlp") DEFINE WINDOW oWnd TITLE "A Window" ACTIVATE WINDOW oWnd ; ON INIT ShowDlg() return nil //----------------------------------------------------------------------------// ...

En mis aplicaciones, uso el sistema de ayuda de Windows CHM y no el antiguo HLP.- En cada una de las pantallas, tengo situado un botón de ayuda, pero lo suyo sería suprimirlo y sustituirlo por <F1>. En las versiones de Clipper + FW era posible programar ...

I have just done another test: I imported my .hlp file that I created with Help & Manual into Fast-Help, recompiled withoug making any changes, and it (the Fast-Help compiled file) now works perfectly (although I have not tried to add another ...

... fix for now? You know how I like to use 'standard' FWH functions and not 'custom' fixes :) James - I think that Fast-Help generates both .CHM and .HLP files (and the .HLP files are apparantely 32-bit compatible if that is the right description). Will using .CHM files make a difference to my life ...

Dale,

Are you using the old .HLP type help files, or the new HTML (.CHM) type help files? If you are using the HTML help, you have to override the FW help functions with new ones (I can provide them).

Regards,
James

Follow on after email: In the test that I sent to you the strange thing is that if you change the type of help from 'popup' to 'topic' in the .hlp file itself the heading of the 'topic' is displayed i.e. it is a problem with any context specific HelpID that refers to a 'popup' in the .hlp file. ...

... Please let me know if you could access the images. In the above examples I have a 'popup' defined in my help authoring software (.hlp file) with HelpID 2 but I do not have a 'popup' defined in my help authoring software (.hlp file) with HelpID 3. As you can see when the HelpID ...

... dialog with no text. If you choose a non-existent HelpID i.e. let's say that you have used HelpID 10010 and you have not defined this in your .hlp file then the popup is quite correctly displayed with the test 'No Help Topic Associated With This Item'. In other words if it does not find the ...

... a problem with a combination of HELPID and the display thereof. If I use Fast-Help (Demo) and HELPID on a GET (and the HELPID is defined in the .HLP file) a blank block is displayed and I am almost sure that the text that is in fact NOT being displayed is the 'No Help Topic .....' etc. etc. but ...