Hi

I have my applicaiton ready to roll - and a help file compiled that I can
bring up with a help menu item. But how can I make the help file apear when
I press the F1 key?

The menu item event uses:
private void helpaHelpToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

Help.ShowHelp(this,helpfile);

}



Thanks



Doug

> bring up with a help menu item. But how can I make the help file apear when
> I press the F1 key?

First you need to place HelpProvider component on your form from the
toolbox.

Then you need to set two properties on each control for which you want
F1 help:
1. HelpKeyword property to HTML file name of the topic to be opened in
your compiled CHM file, e.g. myTopic.htm
2. HelpNavigator property to "Topic".

Don't forget to specify the absolute full path to the CHM file on
program startup. Note that the system doesn't look in application's
folder. Use something like:
HelpProvider1.HelpNamespace = IO.Path.Combine(appPath, "myHelpFile.chm");

and use System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly.Location to get
appPath.

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Peter Macej
Helixoft - http://www.helixoft.com
VSdocman - Commenter and generator of class documentation for C#, VB
..NET and ASP .NET code

Thanks Peter

how can i use

System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly.Location to get the appPath.

I tried string appPath=
System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly.Location; but I get an error
for that code.

Doug
"Peter Macej" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:O%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> bring up with a help menu item. But how can I make the help file apear
>> when I press the F1 key?
>
> First you need to place HelpProvider component on your form from the
> toolbox.
>
> Then you need to set two properties on each control for which you want F1
> help:
> 1. HelpKeyword property to HTML file name of the topic to be opened in
> your compiled CHM file, e.g. myTopic.htm
> 2. HelpNavigator property to "Topic".
>
> Don't forget to specify the absolute full path to the CHM file on
> program startup. Note that the system doesn't look in application's
> folder. Use something like:
> HelpProvider1.HelpNamespace = IO.Path.Combine(appPath, "myHelpFile.chm");
>
> and use System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly.Location to get
> appPath.
>
> --
> Peter Macej
> Helixoft - http://www.helixoft.com
> VSdocman - Commenter and generator of class documentation for C#, VB .NET
> and ASP .NET code

string directory =
System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().CodeBase);

Remember the path will look like this: "file:\c:\path\path", so you will
have to remove the "file:\".


Doug wrote:
> Thanks Peter
>
> how can i use
>
> System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly.Location to get the appPath.
>
> I tried string appPath=
> System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly.Location; but I get an error
> for that code.
>
> Doug
> "Peter Macej" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:O%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> bring up with a help menu item. But how can I make the help file apear
>>> when I press the F1 key?
>> First you need to place HelpProvider component on your form from the
>> toolbox.
>>
>> Then you need to set two properties on each control for which you want F1
>> help:
>> 1. HelpKeyword property to HTML file name of the topic to be opened in
>> your compiled CHM file, e.g. myTopic.htm
>> 2. HelpNavigator property to "Topic".
>>
>> Don't forget to specify the absolute full path to the CHM file on
>> program startup. Note that the system doesn't look in application's
>> folder. Use something like:
>> HelpProvider1.HelpNamespace = IO.Path.Combine(appPath, "myHelpFile.chm");
>>
>> and use System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly.Location to get
>> appPath.
>>
>> --
>> Peter Macej
>> Helixoft - http://www.helixoft.com
>> VSdocman - Commenter and generator of class documentation for C#, VB .NET
>> and ASP .NET code
>
>

> I tried string appPath=
> System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly.Location; but I get an error
> for that code.

You probably need to add parentheses after GetExecutingAssembly as it is
a method. I forgot to add them.
System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location

--
Peter Macej
Helixoft - http://www.helixoft.com
VSdocman - Commenter and generator of class documentation for C#, VB
..NET and ASP .NET code