exe user documentation

[jyang72211]

What is the best way to include documentation for user in an executable?  

[smercurio_fc]

Did you try a search? This has been brought up MANY times in the past.

Recent example: http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Software-documentation-diagramming-methods/m-p/1159635

[jyang72211]

I checked out the discussion, but it doesn't address my question.  I did do a search, but I couldn't find good material.  Maybe I used the wrong keywords. What I meant is is there a way to insert a help file or some kind of instruction with an exe?

[NIquist]

Check out the 'Open URL in Default browser.vi' and the 'Control Online Help.vi' (You need to create a compiled help file [.chm] for that one).   They're in Dialog & User Interface > Help palette.

[smercurio_fc]

A fairly standard way is to create a compiled HTML file and then open it up from a Help menu, or from a button. That's what I do. The compiled HTML file can be created with whatever tool you want. To open it I just use the Control Online Help function. Quite simple and effective.