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Open content-tree from chm-file (help) programmatically

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Hi,

 

actually I "try" to create a documentation for my software-tool with a *.chm-file (standard help-file).

I want, that the user can jump directly to the correct position in the content-tree like in the picture attached (not index-register).

First try with "Control online help.vi" doesn`t work respectively I use it in the wrong way.

 

So my question: is it possible with Labview to open a entry in the content-tree?

 

Thanks!!!

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If you know the URL of the item, it shouldn't be hard.

 

Right click on the content item, you should get a URL like:

mk:@MSITStore:E:\Projects\help\MyCHM.chm::/Topics/Main/Item.html

 

Of course, if you've build the chm, you would be able to predict the URLs in a more systematic way (e.g. you shouldn't have to right click to get URLs). 

 

If you use the Control Online Help function, wire the part after :: to the key, the path to the path, and the help should open (or jump to) with the context.

wiebeCARYA_0-1664352345689.png

 

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Thanks wiebe,

 

I use the only simple freeware-tool I found named Helpmaker. Its not supported since years.

I found the Url´s in the CHM-file and the correct side will open. But the content-tree will not expand...Do you have an idea, how this works?

 

 

 

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@Tanchris wrote:

Thanks wiebe,

 

I use the only simple freeware-tool I found named Helpmaker. Its not supported since years.

I found the Url´s in the CHM-file and the correct side will open. But the content-tree will not expand...Do you have an idea, how this works?


It should (it does for me) when I use the function's 'Key' option...

 

It could be something specific to your chm file, but we'd need that file (or a mockup) to examine it.

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Thanks and thats right...

 

Here is the chm-file for testing...please don't wondering, I`ve tried out a lot since yesterday...

 

 

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wiebe@CARYA wrote:

If you know the URL of the item, it shouldn't be hard.

 

Right click on the content item, you should get a URL like:

mk:@MSITStore:E:\Projects\help\MyCHM.chm::/Topics/Main/Item.html

 

Of course, if you've build the chm, you would be able to predict the URLs in a more systematic way (e.g. you shouldn't have to right click to get URLs). 

 

If you use the Control Online Help function, wire the part after :: to the key, the path to the path, and the help should open (or jump to) with the context.

wiebeCARYA_0-1664352345689.png

 


Hmm.  I don't get a URL when I right-click:

paul_cardinale_0-1664369566577.png

 

"If you weren't supposed to push it, it wouldn't be a button."
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I got the Url when I press the "?" in the upper left corner und click "jump to url" (see attached file...)

 

As example like this: mk:@MSITStore:C:\01_Software\01_Testbench\documentation\helpTestbench\_tmphhp\helptestbench.chm::/konfigurationprüfen.html

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This opens the DCU characteristics page (I got the URL by right clicking the page, then properties):

wiebeCARYA_0-1664374212421.png

 

This opens the DCU characteristics page, and selects the item in the content tree:

wiebeCARYA_1-1664374292713.png

 

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@paul_cardinale wrote:

wiebe@CARYA wrote:

If you know the URL of the item, it shouldn't be hard.

 

Right click on the content item, you should get a URL like:

mk:@MSITStore:E:\Projects\help\MyCHM.chm::/Topics/Main/Item.html

 

Of course, if you've build the chm, you would be able to predict the URLs in a more systematic way (e.g. you shouldn't have to right click to get URLs). 

 

If you use the Control Online Help function, wire the part after :: to the key, the path to the path, and the help should open (or jump to) with the context.

wiebeCARYA_0-1664352345689.png

 


Hmm.  I don't get a URL when I right-click:

paul_cardinale_0-1664369566577.png

 


Me neither in this chm file...

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Thats exact what I´m looking for...but when I start the att. vi...only the correct right page will load, not the tree...

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