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  1. Apr 15th, 2001, 09:53 PM #1
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    Dear Friends,

    I wish to know how and where to make a Help file and how to link the Help file with my app so that when the user presses the Help menu > Content or so, a Help file will display.

    Can you tell me where I should go to create the document and the coding to link it?

    Thanks a lot, all dear forum members
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  2. Apr 15th, 2001, 09:58 PM #2
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    there is a Help Workshop that comes with Visual Studio. you can use that, or, I use a program called Samaritan(found through a search at www.zdnet.com), its pretty good, and easy to use...
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  3. Apr 16th, 2001, 03:02 AM #3
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    Well ...

    You can also check my homepage for some cool links to help authoring.

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  4. Apr 16th, 2001, 06:30 AM #4
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  6. Apr 16th, 2001, 09:34 AM #5
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    To display a help file, you can just shell WinHelp to open your file.
    Code:
    Shell "winhelp C:\MyHelp.hlp", 1
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  7. Apr 16th, 2001, 09:40 AM #6
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    try VB Helpwriter

    haven't used it much.. but its good for
    creating a quick help file..
    www.helpwriter.com

    help workshop is always better if you
    have the time
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  8. Apr 16th, 2001, 09:41 AM #7
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    There's also a DOS version of the Help Compiler, which I believe is shipped with VB.
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