Re: Link my help file to my application install path

The directory where the executable exists is allways searched:

Unfortunately not...
That's a common mistake - the Winhelp viewer is not that intelligent ;-)

Create a shortcut to your program. Change the the shortcut properties: set the
"Start in" folder to a different directory and run your program through the
shortcut. The help file will not be found. The same thing happens when your
application executes a TOpenDialog or TSaveDialog that changes to a different
directory.

If you specify the help file without path, you need to register the path to
your help file in the Windows registry to make sure that it is found. The path
is "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Help" and you typically set
this value during installation of your program. Take a look into your registry
to learn the syntax - you will find several entries there.

--
Alexander Halser
http://www.helpandmanual.com





.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Custom Menus and Toolbars
    ... The registry hack that you have mentioned is only required with early ... versions of Acrobat 7. ... Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org ... Shortcut 1 ...
    (microsoft.public.word.docmanagement)
  • Re: Shortcut keys cannot be re-used
    ... the wrong registry locations. ... Double click FindHotkeys.bat shortcut rendered the following info. ... >>> for new features introduced with Win ME / Win 2000. ... A program can register a hotkey for it's own main window. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize)
  • Re: Incorporating desktop shortcuts in to an unattended install
    ... > it into the Unattended install script to copy it from somewhere, ... you can include a registry hack for a shortcut pointing to a file that's ... No RIS and no Roaming profiles. ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.general)
  • Re: send to desktop
    ... Do you happen to have Win98 with the PowerToy "SendTo" installed? ... PowerToy often overwrites the registry of "Desktop as Shortcut". ... | Have you installed a version of Outlook in addition to Outlook Express? ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • Re: All my Shortcuts suddenly stopped working
    ... John Doe wrote: ... shortcut from the desktop. ... work nor do I 'recommend' them but it's a place for you to look ... Or download a premade registry file to do the same thing. ...
    (alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt)