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USING ROBOHELP HTML 10
Context-sensitive Help
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Information for developers
The API shares parameters with HTML Help and WinHelp. You can create custom dialog boxes.
Note: "Custom dialog boxes" refers to the feature that the projects using these APIs have to create their own dialog boxes
based on their requirements.
Call your Help projects with the function
files which you import into your development project. Languages supported are Visual Basic, C/C++, JavaScript, and
Java. The files are in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe RoboHelp [version]\CSH API. The files are:
• CSH API\RoboHelp_CSH.vb (Visual Basic)
• CSH API\RoboHelp_CSH.cpp (C/C++, dependent on the .h)
• CSH API\RoboHelp_CSH.h (C/C++, dependent on the .cpp)
• CSH API\RoboHelp_CSH.js (Web pages - HTML/JavaScript)
• CSH API\RoboHelp_CSH.java (Java applications)
RH_ShowHelp has four parameters as shown in the following table:
Parameter
hParent
a_pszHelpFile
uCommand
dwData
Program Help for Visual Basic applications
This information is for developers connecting context-sensitive Help topics to Visual Basic applications.
Open the project in Visual Basic.
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If the map files were created in RoboHelp, ask the Help system author to export the map files from RoboHelp to
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Visual Basic.
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Include RoboHelp_CSH.vb with your project. The function
Add a reference to the Microsoft Internet Controls.
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. The source code for this function is contained in the support
RH_ShowHelp
Description
Handle to calling dialog HTML Help Only: This parameter closes the Help dialog when the calling window is
closed.
Help Source (depends on the Output type)
For Webhelp/FlashHelp: "Path to project start page"
For Webhelp Pro: "http://<ServerName>/roboapi.asp"
For HTML Help: "Path to .CHM file". To specify a dialog, use ">WindowName" at the end of the parameter.
Constants:
Displays Index pane and default topic.
HH_DISPLAY_INDEX
Displays Search pane and default topic.
HH_DISPLAY_SEARCH
HH_DISPLAY_TOC
Displays Contents pane and default topic.
HH_HELP_CONTEXT
Opens topic associated with map ID in
To obtain the map ID, export the map file for the programming language. Use
parameter.
uCommand
Last updated 7/13/2012
dwData
parameter.
is defined in RoboHelp_CSH.vb.
RH_ShowHelp
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in the
HH_HELP_CONTEXT
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