Mapping Context Strings to Topic Numbers in Compiled Help Files

When you create source files for custom Help, you must assign a context string to each Help topic. However, when you specify a Help topic to be displayed using any of the methods discussed in this chapter, you must identify the topic using a topic number, not a context string. To map context strings to topic numbers, include a [MAP] section in the Help project file. For more information about the project file, see your Help compiler documentation.

example, if you have a custom Help file for making reports, with three topics identified by the context strings, Using_Menus, Retrieve_Report_Command, and Open_Any_Command, you might include the following section in the Help project file:

[MAP]
Using_Menus 101
Retrieve_Report_Command 102
Open_Any_Command 104

To display Help for the Open_Any_Command topic in Microsoft Excel for Windows, you might use the following Visual Basic code.

Application.Help "C:\REPORTS\REPORTS.HLP", 104