Re: AppHelpFile key and context-sensitive help

TD <tom.darci@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hey Bradley,
>
> Thanks for the info... you would think since the application clearly
> knows that my help file is the default help file (it comes up when I
> press F1 on a form with no contextID's set) that it could assume my
> contextIDs refer to that help file... but NOOO. Oh well.
>
> I say "programatically" because we are going to have several
> different front ends point to one central help file,
> so the help file
> will not be residing alongside the front end. When the form opens, I
> will set the helpFile property.

Ah, that does complicate things. I guess you could store the location of
the Help file in a table, test it actually exists and set the form
property at runtime when the form opens? If it doesn't prompt the user
to select it's location?
--
regards,

Bradley

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