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Author Test Existence of .hlp File Topic IDs perhaps with a WinHelp API Command
Larry Rebich

2005-12-14, 6:57 pm

Xref: TK2MSFTNGP08.phx.gbl microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion:575728

I would like to write some VB6 code that will test the existence of a topic
ID in a help file. My commercial software application contains a series of
topic IDs which should match the IDs in a help file. I'm relying on a
contractor to write the help file and sometimes we do not match IDs. So I
want to write code that will:

1. Query the help file to see if the topic ID exists and
2. Return a result of 'true' or 'false'

I'm thinking that the WinHelp API should have a command that issues the
query and reports the result - but I can't find out what the WinHelp command
is. Do you know?

Cheers,
Larry Rebich



Veign

2005-12-14, 6:57 pm

Larry,
Check out the HTML Class at:
http://www.mvps.org/htmlhelpcenter/...p/hhvbclas.html

Might have something in there to help you out..


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"Larry Rebich" <lrebich@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:ICXnf.6290$hI1.5445@tornado.socal.rr.com...
>I would like to write some VB6 code that will test the existence of a topic
>ID in a help file. My commercial software application contains a series of
>topic IDs which should match the IDs in a help file. I'm relying on a
>contractor to write the help file and sometimes we do not match IDs. So I
>want to write code that will:
>
> 1. Query the help file to see if the topic ID exists and
> 2. Return a result of 'true' or 'false'
>
> I'm thinking that the WinHelp API should have a command that issues the
> query and reports the result - but I can't find out what the WinHelp
> command is. Do you know?
>
> Cheers,
> Larry Rebich
>
>
>



Larry Rebich

2005-12-14, 6:57 pm

Xref: TK2MSFTNGP08.phx.gbl microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion:575786

Chris:

Unfortunately there is no command in the suggested class that verifies the
existence of a help topic ID. Any other suggestions?

Cheers,
Larry Rebich

"Veign" <NOSPAMinveign@veign.com> wrote in message
news:%23OxneLNAGHA.216@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Larry,
> Check out the HTML Class at:
> http://www.mvps.org/htmlhelpcenter/...p/hhvbclas.html
>
> Might have something in there to help you out..
>
>
> --
> Chris Hanscom - Microsoft MVP (VB)
> Veign's Resource Center
> http://www.veign.com/vrc_main.asp
> Veign's Blog
> http://www.veign.com/blog
> --
>
>
> "Larry Rebich" <lrebich@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:ICXnf.6290$hI1.5445@tornado.socal.rr.com...
>
>



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