context sensitive help file not found in runtime environment

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jyk - 21 Oct 2006 19:07 GMT

I have an .mde application that I have packaged to execute in the runtime
environment. The main form has a help file (.chm) specified in its properties
... just the help file name is specified ( not a full path). The help file
resides in the same folder as the .mde file. When execute the application in
the runtime environment on my development machine & pressF1 when the cursor
is on the form, the help file opens successfully.

However, when I install and execute the application on another machine,
nothing happens when I press F1. Note: msgbox calls added to the form_load()
routine confirm that the form's help file and context ID properties are set
properly. I have verified that the .chm file has been successfully installed
in the same folder as the application and that the .chm file opens fine when
I start it up manually (i.e., double click the file).

Can anyone tell me what is going wrong? Or ... make suggestions how to
further diagnose the problem?

Thank you!

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Chris Mills - 26 Oct 2006 01:16 GMT

I don't really have an answer, but...

I have noticed that things like Help/Contents might not find a custom file,
presumably because it launches the help program and the file is not in it's
path.

But F1 (context-sensitive) Help within the program always finds the file!
(well, for me)

I just took a cue from Microsoft and told customers (for years now) that it
would be fixed in a future version <guffaw>

Whilst not answering your question exactly, what happens if you install it in
the Windows folder, which PDW gives you an option to do, and almost anything
should be able to find?.

Chris

> I have an .mde application that I have packaged to execute in the runtime
> environment. The main form has a help file (.chm) specified in its properties
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> Thank you!

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