Contents

To call your help system, opening with the contents page (the calls are shown on two lines because of space constraints - enter the calls on one line in your code):

dwData& = 1'Assumes Contents page 1

ReturnValue% = WinHelp(hWnd, "myhelp.hlp", HELP_CONTEXT, ByVal dwData&)   

Specific Topic

To call a specific topic in the help file:

dwData& = 58'Specific Topic Context Number

ReturnValue% = WinHelp(hWnd, "myhelp.hlp", HELP_CONTEXT, ByVal dwData&)   

Help on Help

To call the help file, provided by Microsoft, that gives the end user help on using help systems:

ReturnValue% = WinHelp(hWnd, "myhelp.hlp", HELP_PARTIALKEY, ByVal dwData&)   

Close

To close the help system, before closing the window that requested the help:

ReturnValue% = WinHelp(hWnd, "myhelp.hlp", HELP_QUIT, ByVal dwData&)   

See Also

Calling WinHelp()  

Calling WinHelp Version 4.0

#define list

FuCommand Parameters

HELP Context ID Property  

The HELPINFO Structure

The HELPWININFO Structure

The MULTIKEYHELP Structure

The WM TCard Structure  

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