Creating Help Files

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Jerry C

Is there any way to create a help file for my application
that can be enbedded in the application?
 
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Arvin Meyer

Jerry C said:
Is there any way to create a help file for my application
that can be enbedded in the application?
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Access help files are usually outside files which have the .hlp extension
for Access 97 and earlier, or the .chm for the html files of Access 2000 and
later. If you don't want to build the standard type help files, you can
always just build simple forms, or even msgboxes with specific help topics
and open them in response to command buttons, hyperlinks, or even an
autokeys macro.
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Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
Microsoft Access
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Nick Coe \(UK\)

In Jerry C typed:
Is there any way to create a help file for my application
that can be enbedded in the application?
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There is sort of.
Instead of an external WinHelp or HTMLHelp file you could
redirect the F1 key with an AutoKeys macro and then have a
table containing your help text, the control and form name.
You then use the form name and control name to filter or
select the row you want from that table to display in a
'Help' form you design.

It's non standard but it works.
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Nick Coe (UK)
AccHelp v1.01 Access Application Help File Builder
http://www.alphacos.co.uk/
Download Free Copy
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