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Titan · Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 5009 Location: imaginationland

Hi people,
I am trying to make a Help file for my script but I am having some difficulties...

Firstly, I'm making a .chm file (like AHK's help file). When I make my Project, I pull my source from external .htm files. When I complile my help file, it needs the external .htm files in the same directory, I don't want this; AHK's Help file hasn't got the .htm's in the same folder. Can I make my compiled script include the .htm files in the actual .chm? It's all quite confusing Embarassed

, prehaps Chris would know Question

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Chris · Site Admin Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 10465

I checked the options and I don't see anything related to external HTML files. I think when you compile the file, they're all drawn into the CHM automatically, so it should become a stand-alone file.

jack · Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Posts: 74 Location: UK

you need to edit the .hhc file to define the location of each .htm file.

jack

jack · Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Posts: 74 Location: UK

Titan · Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 5009 Location: imaginationland

That's my problem though... the compiled file still uses the .htm's from it's external source!!!
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beardboy · Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 444 Location: SLC, Utah

What version of Microsoft HTML Help Workshop are you using?

thanks,
beardboy

Titan · Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 5009 Location: imaginationland

I have Windows XP Home (SP2) and I downloaded the lastest official HTML Help Workshop from the Microsoft webite version 4.47.8702.0.
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beardboy · Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 444 Location: SLC, Utah

I just wanted to make sure you were using a current version. It's been a while since I built my own CHM file, and I don't ever remember having to specify to include the files within the file. You might want to try decompressing the AHK help file into a temporary folder and looking at how it is setup compared to yours.

thanks,
beardboy

Chris · Site Admin Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 10465

Maybe this will help:

The .hhc file is for the table of contents, but it just contains some HTML. Sample:

Titan · Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 5009 Location: imaginationland

I didn't make a table of contents yet or an index lol.

Basically, when I compile my .chm file and open it, it looks and works fine. When I move the .chm to another folder (without it's source .htm's) it still works fine. BUT when I delete the source htm's (wherever the compiled .chm is) it doesn't work, it gives the "The page cannot be displayed" error.

With this problem, am I able to distribute the help file (without it's source files)? Would it work for other users?
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Chris · Site Admin Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 10465

Maybe it's necessary to have a Table of Contents to get it to work? Also, when you compile, be sure to check the log file to find out which files it is including. If it doesn't say it's including anything, that's a pretty good sign that it won't work for others.

jack · Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Posts: 74 Location: UK

i've made one that works ok. the .hhp and .hhc are below. i can send the whole project if you tell me where to send it.

jack

Project (.HHP):
[OPTIONS]
Compatibility=1.1 or later
Compiled file=fred.chm
Contents file=Table of Contents.hhc
Default topic=defaulttopic.htm
Display compile progress=No
Index file=Index.hhk
Language=0x809 English (United Kingdom)
Title=test project

[INFOTYPES]

Contents (.HHC):
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft® HTML Help Workshop 4.1">

</HEAD><BODY>
<UL>
<LI> <OBJECT type="text/sitemap">
<param name="Name" value="chapter">
</OBJECT>
<UL>
<LI> <OBJECT type="text/sitemap">
<param name="Name" value="default">
<param name="Local" value="defaulttopic.htm">
</OBJECT>
<LI> <OBJECT type="text/sitemap">
<param name="Name" value="subfolder topic">
<param name="Local" value="subfolder\subdoc.htm">
</OBJECT>
</UL>
</UL>
</BODY></HTML>

Titan · Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 5009 Location: imaginationland

Thanks alot guys, the problem was there beacuse I didn't make a content thing. It's working now thanks!
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