Packaging HELP Files

[Anonymous]

I have created my own .HLP file and call it from within my application (using "help" command). However, unlike my .DCL files, if I try to include the .HLP file as a "Resource File" in my .VLX compile, the application will not find the file.

How do you package a .HLP file with your application, so that when you publish it to others (i.e., send them a .VLX), the HELP file is available to calls from within the application?

George Mulligan

[Anonymous]

I generally just have people put help files in the same folder as the routine, then use a startapp type command to run them. Like (CT-WINRUN "myhelp.hlp") (DEFUN C:CT-WINRUN (NAME / ) (IF (NOT (SETQ FILENAME (FINDFILE NAME))) (PROGN (ALERT (STRCAT "File " NAME " cannot be found.")) (VL-EXIT-WITH-VALUE 1) ) ) (IF (NOT (FINDFILE (STRCAT (GETENV "SYSTEMROOT") "\\EXPLORER.EXE"))) (PROGN (ALERT (STRCAT "Explorer cannot be found so file cannot be run.")) (VL-EXIT-WITH-VALUE 1) ) ) (vl-arx-import 'Startapp) (STARTAPP (STRCAT (GETENV "SYSTEMROOT") "\\EXPLORER.EXE") FILENAME) ) mulligan |>I have created my own .HLP file and call it from within my application (using "help" command). However, unlike my .DCL files, if I try to include the .HLP file as a "Resource File" in my .VLX compile, the application will not find the file. |> |>How do you package a .HLP file with your application, so that when you publish it to others (i.e., send them a .VLX), the HELP file is available to calls from within the application? |> |>George Mulligan James Maeding Civil Engineer/Programmer

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reply. I was just hoping there was a way to eliminate any user action... simply run the application and it contains everything it needs.