Help.ShowHelp(Me, tempFileFullPath, "Shortcuts.htm") does not work

[Academia]

My .chm file is an embedded resource so when I use it
GetManifestResourceStream returns a Stream which I convert into a temp file.

Then I try

Help.ShowHelp(Me, tempFileFullPath, "Shortcuts.htm")

which does not work.

It shows the Context pane but the right pane has the typical image that
shows when the site can not be found.

If I click a topic in the context pane it shows correctly in the right hand
pane.

Can you suggest a way to make the topic show initially?

Thanks

I get thousands of hit in Google but can't find the one I need.

Or maybe, I just don't recognize it when I see it.

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I believe you need to change it to:

Help.ShowHelp(Me, Path.Combine(tempFileFullPath, "Shortcuts.htm"))
"Academia" wrote:

My .chm file is an embedded resource so when I use it
GetManifestResourceStream returns a Stream which I convert into a temp file.

Then I try

Help.ShowHelp(Me, tempFileFullPath, "Shortcuts.htm")

which does not work.

It shows the Context pane but the right pane has the typical image that
shows when the site can not be found.

If I click a topic in the context pane it shows correctly in the right hand
pane.

Can you suggest a way to make the topic show initially?

Thanks

I get thousands of hit in Google but can't find the one I need.

Or maybe, I just don't recognize it when I see it.

[Academia]

I know that won't work. I should have been clearer.
tempFileFullPath is the full path to the temp file that should be the
equivalent of the .chm file that I embedded.
Shortcuts.htm was one of the topic files I used to make the original .chm
file.

tempFileFullPath works OK if I use the 2 parameter overload but I want to
display something other than the default topic.
Thanks
"Family Tree Mike" <Fa************@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in
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>I believe you need to change it to:

Help.ShowHelp(Me, Path.Combine(tempFileFullPath, "Shortcuts.htm"))
"Academia" wrote:

>My .chm file is an embedded resource so when I use it
GetManifestResourceStream returns a Stream which I convert into a temp
file.

Then I try

Help.ShowHelp(Me, tempFileFullPath, "Shortcuts.htm")

which does not work.

It shows the Context pane but the right pane has the typical image that
shows when the site can not be found.

If I click a topic in the context pane it shows correctly in the right
hand
pane.

Can you suggest a way to make the topic show initially?

Thanks

I get thousands of hit in Google but can't find the one I need.

Or maybe, I just don't recognize it when I see it.

[kimiraikkonen]

On Dec 24, 7:36 pm, "Academia" <[e-mail]:

I know that won't work. I should have been clearer.
tempFileFullPath is the full path to the temp file that should be the
equivalent of the .chm file that I embedded.
Shortcuts.htm was one of the topic files I used to make the original .chm
file.

tempFileFullPath works OK if I use the 2 parameter overload but I want to
display something other than the default topic.

Thanks

"Family Tree Mike" <[e-mail] in
messagenews:F2**********************************@m icrosoft.com...

I believe you need to change it to:

Help.ShowHelp(Me, Path.Combine(tempFileFullPath, "Shortcuts.htm"))

"Academia" wrote:

My .chm file is an embedded resource so when I use it
GetManifestResourceStream returns a Stream which I convert into a temp
file.

Then I try

Help.ShowHelp(Me, tempFileFullPath, "Shortcuts.htm")

which does not work.

It shows the Context pane but the right pane has the typical image that
shows when the site can not be found.

If I click a topic in the context pane it shows correctly in the right
hand
pane.

Can you suggest a way to make the topic show initially?

Thanks

I get thousands of hit in Google but can't find the one I need.

Or maybe, I just don't recognize it when I see it.

Googled first return, maybe you can look at:

http://www.startvbdotnet.com/controls/helpprovider.aspx

[Academia]

I didn't see where he mentioned the 3 parameter overloaded ShowHelp.

Thanks
"kimiraikkonen" <ki*************@gmail.comwrote in message
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On Dec 24, 7:36 pm, "Academia" <[e-mail]:

>I know that won't work. I should have been clearer.
tempFileFullPath is the full path to the temp file that should be the
equivalent of the .chm file that I embedded.
Shortcuts.htm was one of the topic files I used to make the original .chm
file.

tempFileFullPath works OK if I use the 2 parameter overload but I want to
display something other than the default topic.

Thanks

"Family Tree Mike" <[e-mail] in
messagenews:F2**********************************@ microsoft.com...

>I believe you need to change it to:

Help.ShowHelp(Me, Path.Combine(tempFileFullPath, "Shortcuts.htm"))

"Academia" wrote:

>My .chm file is an embedded resource so when I use it
GetManifestResourceStream returns a Stream which I convert into a temp
file.

>Then I try

>Help.ShowHelp(Me, tempFileFullPath, "Shortcuts.htm")

>which does not work.

>It shows the Context pane but the right pane has the typical image
that
shows when the site can not be found.

>If I click a topic in the context pane it shows correctly in the right
hand
pane.

>Can you suggest a way to make the topic show initially?

>Thanks

>I get thousands of hit in Google but can't find the one I need.

>Or maybe, I just don't recognize it when I see it.

Googled first return, maybe you can look at:

http://www.startvbdotnet.com/controls/helpprovider.aspx