HELPEX: Illustrates How to Access a Help File from an Application

HELPEX shows how to bring up a help file from a Microsoft(R) Windows(TM) application. HELPEX starts WinHelp with your help file, pointing to the topic that you select. HELPEX uses the WinHelp function with the context ID value and the string name.

The HELPEX.HLP file illustrates a variety of Help features. It demonstrates the many ways to load and use a help file.

After starting HELPEX, choose the Index command from the Help menu. WinHelp starts with HELPEX.HLP loaded and pointing to the index section of the help file. Choose the Help Keyboard command from the HELPEX window. WinHelp displays the Keyboard topic. Choose the Help Using Help command from the HELPEX window. WinHelp now loads the WINHELP.HLP file to give you information on using the WinHelp program. Click on the green jumps to see what it does.

The HC30.EXE utility in the Microsoft Windows version 3.1 Software Development Kit (SDK) creates help files for Windows version 3.0 and later. Compile the HELPEX.HPJ file with HC30.EXE. The resulting help (HLP) file works in Windows version 3.1. To load the help file, start WinHelp from the File Manager and choose File Open.

For more information on help files, see the Microsoft Windows version 3.1 SDK "Programming Tools" manual.

HELPEX was built and tested under Microsoft Windows version 3.1.

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