Can't open certain help file pages

[jw]

Office 2003

In Word VBA (as well as Excel VBA), if I type a help term in the "Type
a question for help" box, several help file pages shown as hyperlinks
generally appear. However, those links with "(Visual Basic for
Applications)" at the end of the help-page name do not work when I
click on them. (Example: "Character Set (0-127) (Visual Basic for
Applications)".) Nothing happens. Other hyperlinks, to Word-, Excel-,
or Office-related VBA help pages, work fine in bringing up the relevant
help page.

In the Office 2003 installer, Office Shared Features > Visual Basic >
Visual Basic Help is installed.

Any ideas on how to make these help pages appear? Thanks.

 

[jw]

Windows XP
Office 2003

Well, thanks everybody, but I had to figure this one out for myself.

The relevant files apparently end up in the wrong folder during
installation. Perhaps this is due to using Office 2003 with Windows
XP. Anyway,

I copied the following help-related files:

FM20.CHM
fm20.chw
VBCN6.CHM
vbcn6.chw
VBE6INTL.DLL
VBENDF98.CHM
VBHW6.CHM
VBHW6.chw
VBLR6.CHM
VbLR6.chw
VBOB6.CHM
vbob6.chw
VBUI6.CHM
Vbui6.chw

from this folder:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VBA\VBA6\1033

to this folder:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\1033

As a result, the formerly problematic help files are accessible in Word
VBA.

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

jw was telling us:
jw nous racontait que :

Windows XP
Office 2003

Well, thanks everybody, but I had to figure this one out for myself.

The relevant files apparently end up in the wrong folder during
installation. Perhaps this is due to using Office 2003 with Windows
XP. Anyway,

I copied the following help-related files:

FM20.CHM
fm20.chw
VBCN6.CHM
vbcn6.chw
VBE6INTL.DLL
VBENDF98.CHM
VBHW6.CHM
VBHW6.chw
VBLR6.CHM
VbLR6.chw
VBOB6.CHM
vbob6.chw
VBUI6.CHM
Vbui6.chw

from this folder:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VBA\VBA6\1033

to this folder:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\1033

As a result, the formerly problematic help files are accessible in
Word VBA.

I think that there is something wrong with your set up. On my system, all
those files you mentioned are in
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VBA\VBA6\1033
and I can access any topic I want form the VBE help interface.

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Salut!
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