Then install the software with the default values. What do we need? First we have to download the Microsoft HTML Help Workshop. In this article we look at how we can make minor changes. If you want to work on the project for a longer period of time, we recommend importing it into the DA-HelpCreator with the free import tool. (alert 'Help File Not Found.Often there is only the CHM file left from old help projects. As for creating them Microsoft offers a free version of the compiler. I downloaded it a while ago - it was pretty big - and messed around with it and it seemed to be pretty good. The name of the program eludes me at the moment, but if you crack open the CHM for OpenDCL I believe it says what it is at the bottom. Owen uses a freebie program for his OpenDCL help documentation. I've been using this for about 3 years and love it.for $50 it is a steal :) One of my books (VBScript Programmer's Reference, Wrox Press) does discuss them, so I expect to be able to exploit them quite a bit in the months to come. Pretty cool potential, but I don't profess to have any expertise (yet). I want to create a help file (similar to express tools or autocad ) with a short illustrated explanation of some of my routines (with help from this great forum)and i was wondering in which format to do this, in chm or pdf format.?And the most imported thing off course is how to code this in a help button.?I did search this forum and found one thread about opening an pdf in AutoCAD but that seems to be allmost impossible because of the long directory names i have.BTW i started my help file in word.Ī couple weeks ago I started toying with HTA (HTML Application) files for interactive help. Create and how to open help file in chm or pdf format.?

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