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[Anonymous]

I'm trying to make a button that will open a Company CAD standards help
menu. Anyone have any ideas?

[Anonymous]

Sorry I also forgot to mention that the help menu is in Windows Help menu
format. So the program simply has to run the file not in CAD but in
windows.


"AlmightySR" wrote in message
news:4812264@discussion.autodesk.com...
> I'm trying to make a button that will open a Company CAD standards help
> menu. Anyone have any ideas?

[Anonymous]

if it's a CHM or HLP file use something like this:


^P(help "myhelpfile" "") ^P


the ^P just keep the command from being visible at the command line


if it's a HTM file, try the BROWSER command


if it's PDF or some other application, look into the STARTAPP lisp command.


cj




"AlmightySR" wrote in message
news:4812280@discussion.autodesk.com...
> Sorry I also forgot to mention that the help menu is in Windows Help menu
> format. So the program simply has to run the file not in CAD but in
> windows.
>
>
> "AlmightySR" wrote in message
> news:4812264@discussion.autodesk.com...
> > I'm trying to make a button that will open a Company CAD standards help
> > menu. Anyone have any ideas?

[Anonymous]

WOW Kewl thank you.




"CJ Follmer" wrote in message
news:4812564@discussion.autodesk.com...
> if it's a CHM or HLP file use something like this:
>
>
> ^P(help "myhelpfile" "") ^P
>
>
> the ^P just keep the command from being visible at the command line
>
>
> if it's a HTM file, try the BROWSER command
>
>
> if it's PDF or some other application, look into the STARTAPP lisp
> command.
>
>
> cj
>
>
>
>
> "AlmightySR" wrote in message
> news:4812280@discussion.autodesk.com...
>> Sorry I also forgot to mention that the help menu is in Windows Help menu
>> format. So the program simply has to run the file not in CAD but in
>> windows.
>>
>>
>> "AlmightySR" wrote in message
>> news:4812264@discussion.autodesk.com...
>> > I'm trying to make a button that will open a Company CAD standards help
>> > menu. Anyone have any ideas?

[Anonymous]

I copied and pasted "^P(help "myhelpfile" "") ^P" Directly in there... with
ofcourse my path... that did not seem to work.


"CJ Follmer" wrote in message
news:4812564@discussion.autodesk.com...
> if it's a CHM or HLP file use something like this:
>
>
> ^P(help "myhelpfile" "") ^P
>
>
> the ^P just keep the command from being visible at the command line
>
>
> if it's a HTM file, try the BROWSER command
>
>
> if it's PDF or some other application, look into the STARTAPP lisp
> command.
>
>
> cj
>
>
>
>
> "AlmightySR" wrote in message
> news:4812280@discussion.autodesk.com...
>> Sorry I also forgot to mention that the help menu is in Windows Help menu
>> format. So the program simply has to run the file not in CAD but in
>> windows.
>>
>>
>> "AlmightySR" wrote in message
>> news:4812264@discussion.autodesk.com...
>> > I'm trying to make a button that will open a Company CAD standards help
>> > menu. Anyone have any ideas?

[Anonymous]

look in the AECARCHX.mnu file as an example. I copied from there. Look in
the lisp help for more info.


cj


"AlmightySR" wrote in message
news:4814207@discussion.autodesk.com...
> I copied and pasted "^P(help "myhelpfile" "") ^P" Directly in there...
with
> ofcourse my path... that did not seem to work.
>
>
> "CJ Follmer" wrote in message
> news:4812564@discussion.autodesk.com...
> > if it's a CHM or HLP file use something like this:
> >
> >
> > ^P(help "myhelpfile" "") ^P
> >
> >
> > the ^P just keep the command from being visible at the command line
> >
> >
> > if it's a HTM file, try the BROWSER command
> >
> >
> > if it's PDF or some other application, look into the STARTAPP lisp
> > command.
> >
> >
> > cj
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "AlmightySR" wrote in message
> > news:4812280@discussion.autodesk.com...
> >> Sorry I also forgot to mention that the help menu is in Windows Help
menu
> >> format. So the program simply has to run the file not in CAD but in
> >> windows.
> >>
> >>
> >> "AlmightySR" wrote in message
> >> news:4812264@discussion.autodesk.com...
> >> > I'm trying to make a button that will open a Company CAD standards
help
> >> > menu. Anyone have any ideas?

[Anonymous]

GOT IT!


^C^C^P(help "S:/Intranet/doc/9997_TRO_MoPP.chm") ^P




Any ideas on how to make it come forward and be the top window?


"AlmightySR" wrote in message
news:4814207@discussion.autodesk.com...
>I copied and pasted "^P(help "myhelpfile" "") ^P" Directly in there... with
>ofcourse my path... that did not seem to work.
>
>
> "CJ Follmer" wrote in message
> news:4812564@discussion.autodesk.com...
>> if it's a CHM or HLP file use something like this:
>>
>>
>> ^P(help "myhelpfile" "") ^P
>>
>>
>> the ^P just keep the command from being visible at the command line
>>
>>
>> if it's a HTM file, try the BROWSER command
>>
>>
>> if it's PDF or some other application, look into the STARTAPP lisp
>> command.
>>
>>
>> cj
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "AlmightySR" wrote in message
>> news:4812280@discussion.autodesk.com...
>>> Sorry I also forgot to mention that the help menu is in Windows Help
>>> menu
>>> format. So the program simply has to run the file not in CAD but in
>>> windows.
>>>
>>>
>>> "AlmightySR" wrote in message
>>> news:4812264@discussion.autodesk.com...
>>> > I'm trying to make a button that will open a Company CAD standards
>>> > help
>>> > menu. Anyone have any ideas?

[Anonymous]

or
(startapp "hh.exe" "c:/myhelp.chm")


not sure how to get it to pop to front. seems to depend on system.


cj