Gotta Be An Easy Way...

[Joe]

I want the user to be able to press a button which will open a
help file. In the OnClick event handler I want to do something like:

DoCmd.OpenFile "CTExpress.hlp"

The file is in the correct format and displays ok when I
double-click on it, I just want the user to be able to access it from
the MS Access application

There has to be an easy way to do this which I am overlooking.

Any help appreciated.


Joe

 

[Allen Browne]

Try:
Application.FollowHyperlink "C:\MyFolder\CTExpress.hlp"

That should start the file with the application registered in Windows to
handle HLP files.

If you want to specify a particular application, see help on Start.

Another alternative:
http://www.mvps.org/access/api/api0018.htm

 

[Anthos]

It's also worth looking at the following article.

The following is a great tutorial on how to implement Help Files into
MS Access
http://www.helpandmanual.com/support_tutorials.html#ac

I highly recommend this software for writting help files as well.
(I am not associated with them, just impressed with their product)


Regards
Anthony Moore

Originally posted:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...9e345875af6/3657ecfa048ece21#3657ecfa048ece21