Re: FW: Map IDs Calling Up Help Topics

["Dana Worley" <dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com>]

Hello Keith,

I didn't see the original post, so I apologize if this has been answered (I seem to 
received the digest every third day and on blue moons. The rest of the time, it gets 
lost in the ether :)

> * When you press F1 in the Address text box, what is the exact sequence
> of events that leads to Address.htm being opened? 

Typically, the application issues something like:

HH_HELP_CONTEXT:path helpfilename.chm 12345
(where 12345 is your context ID)

 > * In other words, in the application, the Address text box is associated
> with Map ID No. 567. In the help system, Address.htm is associated with
> Map ID No. 567. But what REALLY occurs to make Address.htm open?

Your HTMLHelp project includes reference to two files: a .h file and a .ali file. The .h 
file associates your topic ID with the context ID (e.g., my_help_topic = 12345) and 
the .ali file associates the topic ID with the HTM file (e.g., my_help_topic = 
MyHelp.htm). Thus, 12345 gets associated with MyHelp.HTM and when the 
application asks for 12345, your topic is displayed. 

HTH,

Dana W. 


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Dana Worley
Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group
Campbell Scientific, Inc. 
Microsoft MVP, Windows Help


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