Odd Occurance -- HELP!!

[Guest]

I recently added a custom help file (Help.chm) to my
Access database. I added the code and macro found in
Knowledge Base Article 275117.
The problem is...
If you start Access and open the database from the Open
dialog box, the F1 key works and the help file opens.
However, if you open the database using a link, the F1
key does nothing. I am at a loss as to what would be
causing the help file to work if you opened the database
one way, but not another.
Any suggestions?

 

['69 Camaro]

Yup. That's odd. Does the following scenario sound plausible?

Opening the database file by first opening Access specifies to the operating
system _exactly_ which executable file to use and the parameters for opening
the database file. Does your shortcut do this, too? The syntax would
minimally need this:

<Full path to Office\MSAccess.Exe> <Full path to DB\MyDB.mdb>

If one doesn't specify the full path to the executable, then the defaults
listed in the Windows Registry are used, which doesn't include your help
file's path and file name. And the {F1} AutoKeys macro and user-defined
function redirects the keyboard input away from the default Access help
files, so even Access Help is MIA.

That's the only thing I can think of that might affect your custom help
feature. Perhaps someone else can offer some better ideas.

HTH.

Gunny

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[Guest]

I just went and tried that, and that doesn't seem to
correct the problem. It is really weird.