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trying to open .CHM help file

Can anyone help me please? i am trying to open a .CHM help file via a
command button on my form.
I have tried using SHELL but that doesnt work, presumably because it
is not a .EXE.

any help greatly appreciated

Aug 8 '07 #1
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On Aug 8, 7:34 am, si...@geniecom.fsnet.co.uk wrote:
Can anyone help me please? i am trying to open a .CHM help file via a
command button on my form.
I have tried using SHELL but that doesnt work, presumably because it
is not a .EXE.

any help greatly appreciated
In the past I have used something like this in VB6:

Shell("hh.exe " & App.Path & "\MyHelpFile.chm", 1)

Try something similar (i.e., using the reference to hh.exe but
something other than App.Path to determine the path to the CHM file).

Aug 8 '07 #2

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