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Re: How do I launch a .hlp file from a Euphoria windows program?

• Posted by Pete Stoner <stoner.pete at gmail.com> Apr 02, 2007
• 828 views

Andrew Katz wrote:
> 
> I was wondering how to start a Microsoft Windows hlp file from a Euphoria
> windows
> program?
> 
> I noticed that people are using HTML for help, even in Euphoria. So, should
> I be writing help in that form?
> 

To launch a compilied HTML (chm) help file, I use this include (hh.ew - not sure
who wrote it or where I found it so apologies to the author..)

-- HtmlHelp function for opening context sensitive help
include w32support.e

constant 
  HH = open_dll( "hhctrl.ocx" ),
HtmlHelp = define_c_func( HH, "HtmlHelpA", {C_POINTER, C_POINTER, C_UINT,
  C_LONG}, C_POINTER)

-- Commands to pass to HtmlHelp()
global constant
HH_DISPLAY_TOPIC        = #0000,  -- i.e. format for 'file' =
  "myHelp.chm::\\topic1.htm" ('data' = NULL)
  HH_HELP_FINDER          = #0000,  -- WinHelp equivalent
  HH_DISPLAY_TOC          = #0001,
  HH_DISPLAY_INDEX        = #0002,
  HH_DISPLAY_SEARCH       = #0003,
  HH_SET_WIN_TYPE         = #0004,
  HH_GET_WIN_TYPE         = #0005,
  HH_GET_WIN_HANDLE       = #0006,
HH_ENUM_INFO_TYPE       = #0007,  -- Get Info type name, call repeatedly to
  enumerate, -1 at end
  HH_SET_INFO_TYPE        = #0008,  -- Add Info type to filter.
  HH_SYNC                 = #0009,
  HH_RESERVED1            = #000A,
  HH_RESERVED2            = #000B,
  HH_RESERVED3            = #000C,
  HH_KEYWORD_LOOKUP       = #000D,
HH_DISPLAY_TEXT_POPUP   = #000E,  -- display string resource id or text in a
  popup window
  HH_HELP_CONTEXT         = #000F,  -- display mapped numeric value in dwData
HH_TP_HELP_CONTEXTMENU  = #0010,  -- text popup help, same as WinHelp
  HELP_CONTEXTMENU
HH_TP_HELP_WM_HELP      = #0011,  -- text popup help, same as WinHelp
  HELP_WM_HELP
HH_CLOSE_ALL            = #0012,  -- close all windows opened directly or
  indirectly by the caller
  HH_ALINK_LOOKUP         = #0013,  -- ALink version of HH_KEYWORD_LOOKUP
HH_GET_LAST_ERROR       = #0014,  -- not currently implemented -- See
  HHERROR.h
HH_ENUM_CATEGORY        = #0015,	-- Get category name, call repeatedly to
  enumerate, -1 at end
HH_ENUM_CATEGORY_IT     = #0016,  -- Get category info type members, call
  repeatedly to enumerate, -1 at end
HH_RESET_IT_FILTER      = #0017,  -- Clear the info type filter of all info
  types.
HH_SET_INCLUSIVE_FILTER = #0018,  -- set inclusive filtering method for
  untyped topics to be included in display
HH_SET_EXCLUSIVE_FILTER = #0019,  -- set exclusive filtering method for
  untyped topics to be excluded from display
  HH_INITIALIZE           = #001C,  -- Initializes the help system.
  HH_UNINITIALIZE         = #001D,  -- Uninitializes the help system.
  HH_PRETRANSLATEMESSAGE  = #00FD,  -- Pumps messages. (NULL, NULL, MSG*).
HH_SET_GLOBAL_PROPERTY  = #00FC   -- Set a global property. (NULL, NULL,
  HH_GPROP)
  
-- structure HH_AKLINK
constant
  cbStruct     = w32allot( Long ), -- sizeof this structure
  fReserved    = w32allot( Long ), -- must be FALSE (really!)
  pszKeywords  = w32allot( Lpsz ), -- semi-colon separated keywords
pszURL       = w32allot( Lpsz ), -- URL to jump to if no keywords found (may
  be NULL)
pszMsgText   = w32allot( Lpsz ), -- Message text to display in MessageBox if
  pszUrl is NULL and no keyword match
pszMsgTitle  = w32allot( Lpsz ), -- Message text to display in MessageBox if
  pszUrl is NULL and no keyword match
  pszWindow    = w32allot( Lpsz ), -- Window to display URL in
  fIndexOnFail = w32allot( Long ), -- Displays index if keyword lookup fails.
  SIZEOF_HH_AKLINK = w32allotted_size()
  ------------------------------
global function htmlHelp( atom hwndCaller, object file, integer command, object
data )
  atom pszFile, ret, aklink

  if sequence(file) then
    pszFile = allocate_string(file)
  else
    pszFile = file
  end if
  if command = HH_ALINK_LOOKUP or command = HH_KEYWORD_LOOKUP then
    aklink = w32acquire_mem(0,SIZEOF_HH_AKLINK)
    w32store(aklink,cbStruct,SIZEOF_HH_AKLINK)
    w32store(aklink,pszKeywords,data)
    w32store(aklink,fIndexOnFail,1)
    ret = c_func(HtmlHelp,{hwndCaller,pszFile,command,aklink})
    w32release_mem(aklink)
  else
    ret = c_func(HtmlHelp,{hwndCaller,pszFile,command,data})
  end if
  if sequence(file) then
    free( pszFile )
  end if
  return ret
end function

Then call it with..

-- returns 0 if failure
 helpRes = htmlHelp( getHandle(OwningWindowName), 
         full_path_to_.chm file::\\MainScreen.htm", HH_DISPLAY_TOC, NULL)

with the "::MainScreen.htm" it will open the chm file at that page, so you can
easily have context sensitive help by opening at the appropriate page..

Regards PeteS