Description
Display a Windows (.hlp) or compiled HTML help file (.chm)
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Return Type
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None
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Syntax
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object.ShowHelp [HelpFile], [Command], [Data]
The ShowHelp Method syntax has these parts: |
| object | An expression evaluating to an object of type McApplication. | | HelpFile | Optional. A String value. The .chm or .hlp file to display.
| | Command | Optional. A mcHelpCommand enumeration, as described in settings. A command to run once the file is open (default to mchcDisplayTopic).
| | Data | Optional. A Variant value. A topic id when Command is mchcDisplayTopic.
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Settings The settings for Command are:
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 | mchcDisplayTopic | 0 |
Display a specific topic
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| mchcDisplayTOC | 1 |
Display the table of contents
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| mchcDisplayIndex | 2 |
Display the help index
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| mchdShellOpen | 4 |
Open the help document with ShellExecute
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Remarks
If HelpFile is not an absolute path, ShowHelp will look for it in the Help directory of the application folder.
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ShowHelp Method
