Open a Help File with a button

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Hi All,

I have created a help file (.hlp) and I want to have my users open it from a
button the form. How would I perform this. I tried to run the automated
button creation called RUN APP and it didn't seem to work.

Matt
 
one approach:
create a command button and look at the HyperlinkAddress property. Fill
the property with the file path and, as long as the .hlp extension has a
valid association in windows, a simple click should open it.

OR

leave the HyperlinkAddress property blank. Then, in the Click event of the
button:
Application.FollowHyperlink strFilepath

HTH,
 
mattc66 via AccessMonster.com said:
I have created a help file (.hlp) and I want to have my users open it from a
button the form. How would I perform this. I tried to run the automated
button creation called RUN APP and it didn't seem to work.
Click to expand...

For one simplish app, (20 tables, 100 forms, 50 reports) I created a
help text table with a summary line and a memo field. Then I created
a form for me to do updates/additions and another form for the users
to view the help.

Now wherever I need help I put in a command button with a ? as the
icon and open the user form with the appropriate ID field.

Nothing fancy. No embedded chunks of screen shots which might be the
biggest problem but it works for what I need.

Tony
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