ID Number: Q66243
3.00
WINDOWS
buglist3.00 fixlist3.10
Summary:
PROBLEM ID: WIN9012012
SYMPTOMS
When loading SDKADV.HLP, the online reference for the Windows
Software Development Kit (SDK) version 3.0, into QuickHelp or
Programmer's WorkBench (PWB), no contents screen is displayed.
RESOLUTION
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows version
3.0. There are two methods to avoid this problem:
- Follow the instructions in the "More Information" section below
to work around the lack of an initial contents screen.
-or-
- Contact Microsoft Product Support to request an application note
that contains an earlier version of the SDKADV.HLP file. This
file does display an initial contents screen. Request
application note PW0287 "Windows Programmer's Reference,
(Advisor Format)."
This problem was corrected in Windows version 3.1.
More Information:
To use the version of SDKADV.HLP included with the Windows SDK with
the PWB or QuickHelp, perform the following three steps:
1. Make sure that the file SDKADV.HLP is located in the directory
specified by the HELPFILES environment variable.
2. Highlight the name of any Windows function, message, or data
structure in the PWB source-code window and then invoke the PWB
Help system by pressing the F1 key or by clicking the name with the
right mouse button. PWB will display information about that Windows
function, message, or data structure.
3. At this point, the Help window will contain Index and Contents
buttons that will display the index and table of contents,
respectively, for the SDK online reference. These buttons may be
used to browse through the SDK online reference if assistance with
additional topics is required.
If the exact name of the function, message, or data structure for
which additional information is needed is not known, use the steps
above to get help for a common Windows function (such as the
GetMessage function), and then use the Index and Contents buttons to
access the necessary information.
A file containing more information on using PWB as a Windows
development environment is shipped with version 3.0 of the Windows
SDK. The file, PWBINFO.WRI, is copied to the WINDEV directory when the
SDK is installed. This file is in Windows Write format.
Additional reference words: 3.00