lotto;
You can place your help file in LabVIEW help directory, which should be in
\help. If you place your help file in that directory, then when you start LabVIEW, you can access your help from LabVIEW's help menu (there will be an extra entry with the name of your help file.)
To link your control or vi to this help file, open the front panel (or the panel where you edit the control) and open the VI setup. In the help path field write the following:
:\name.hlp
Where "name" in the name of your help file. in the "Help Tag" field you should enter the tag you already assigned to the topic in the help at design time. (I suggest the tag to be similar as the vi or control name.)
After all this, the next time you start LabVIEW,
you should be able to access the context help file to your control or vi by right-clicking on it and selecting "Online Help".
IMPORTANT NOTE: Be aware that you may loose files you locate in special directories in LabVIEW, like the help, because those directories might be overwritten when you upgrade your software. Another option can be to locate your help file in a directory other than LabVIEW's help. The steps are almost the same, except that you won't be able to access your help file from LabVIEW's help menu.
Best regards;
Enrique
www.vartortech.com
