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

[Tanchris]

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!!!

[wiebe@CARYA]

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.

[Tanchris]

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?

[wiebe@CARYA]

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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?

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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.

[Tanchris]

Thanks and thats right...

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

[paul_cardinale]

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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.

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

[Tanchris]

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

[wiebe@CARYA]

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

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

[wiebe@CARYA]

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@paul_cardinale wrote:

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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.

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

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Me neither in this chm file...

[Tanchris]

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