F1 (Help) key and help file location (OpenInsight Specific)
At 05 APR 2001 07:39:40PM b cameron wrote:
Am working on an app. that has F1 for field help implemented.
Some controls have quickevents in HELP to send to "control/Window"
@FOCUS and "Message" HELP, some use APPNOTE.
When F1 is hit a "Windows" message appears to state that it cannot
find the drive:\path\appname.hlpfile.
Where would this be stored if the hlp file was created using a 3rd party help authoring system?
At 05 APR 2001 09:14PM Bob Carten wrote:
Hi Bruce.
I worked on that system.
Open the RA application, rather than CREDMAST. I believe help is a promoted event there. Look for a window called PROMOTED_EVENTS (thank you Sprezz – the developers used the SENL article) , check the code on on the help event. It probably calls a generic get_help function. I believe we used a jump table (FORM_OPTIONS or CONTROL_OPTIONS) to provide a help method (APPNOTE, WINHELP, DICTHELP ) to direct the call to the correct application. The location of the help file was probably hard coded there. Change that function to use the config file to point to the location of the help file / help application.
The help was generated using Robo Help. One of the development machines had robo-help installed on it. The original help files are probably still on that machine.
Hope this helps
Bob
At 06 APR 2001 10:58AM b cameron wrote:
Hi Bob,
That is exactly what I am looking for. There is no promoted_Events form but have check a bunch of others. I believe it will be a matter
of scanning through the sysprocs! (??) I'm putting together a FIND form now. Thanks for responding.
BC
PS. (MR -] rs6000/aix ????)
At 06 APR 2001 11:49AM Oystein Reigem wrote:
Bruce,
I believe it will be a matter of scanning through the sysprocs! (??) I'm putting together a FIND form now.
What about Cameron Purdy's old FINDINFILES form? Can't you use that?
- Oystein -