HTML Help Files

[Mike]

I have used a .CHM html help file with my application. I was wondering if
it is recommended to ship the associated files:

hh.exe
itircl.dll
itss.dll
hhctrl.ocx

Should this just be included in a setup package for Windows 95? From what I
have read, I think these files are shipped with Windows 98 and up. The OCX
is not referenced through the components but I do have one
declare statement to invoke the HTML Help call:

Private Declare Function HtmlHelp Lib "hhctrl.ocx" ...

I think by referncing the OCX this way the version of hhctrl should not
matter. Does anyone know if I am correct?

Thanks
Mike

[Raoul Watson]

"Mike" <em***@noserver.com> wrote in message
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I have used a .CHM html help file with my application. I was wondering if
it is recommended to ship the associated files:

hh.exe
itircl.dll
itss.dll
hhctrl.ocx

Should this just be included in a setup package for Windows 95? From what I have read, I think these files are shipped with Windows 98 and up. The OCX is not referenced through the components but I do have one
declare statement to invoke the HTML Help call:

Private Declare Function HtmlHelp Lib "hhctrl.ocx" ...

I think by referncing the OCX this way the version of hhctrl should not
matter. Does anyone know if I am correct?

Thanks
Mike

I wouldn't recomend it. The versions are different between me, nt, xp...
In addition, if it is commercial, you may have issues with MS requirements
on redistributable.

It would be better to include links to the official MS sites for those users
missing the files.

[Pete Lees]

Mike,

I have used a .CHM html help file with my application. I was wondering
if it is recommended to ship the associated files [hh.exe, itircl.dll,
itss.dll, hhctrl.ocx].

Should this just be included in a setup package for Windows 95? From what
I have read, I think these files are shipped with Windows 98 and up.

This is correct. Of the 32-bit versions of Windows, the only ones that
don't ship with the four HTML Help runtime components are Windows 95
and Windows NT4. In both cases you can install the components using
hhupd.exe (http://tinyurl.com/gle), as described in Rob Chandler's
document "Deploying HTML Help"
(http://www.workwrite.com/helpthink/deploy_chandler.htm).

It's worth noting that neither Windows 95 nor NT4 shipped with a
version of Internet Explorer that is sufficient up-to-date for use
with HTML Help (http://helpware.net/htmlhelp/hh_info.htm#BoxedWindows),
and that it may also be necessary to install DCOM95 on some Windows 95
machines (http://www.mvps.org/htmlhelpcenter/h...hhsysreq.html).

--
Pete (Microsoft Help MVP)

[Mike]

Thank you Rauol and Pete for the responses and links. That answers my
questions.

Mike

"Pete Lees" <PD*****@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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Mike,

I have used a .CHM html help file with my application. I was wondering
if it is recommended to ship the associated files [hh.exe, itircl.dll,
itss.dll, hhctrl.ocx].

Should this just be included in a setup package for Windows 95? From what I have read, I think these files are shipped with Windows 98 and up.

This is correct. Of the 32-bit versions of Windows, the only ones that
don't ship with the four HTML Help runtime components are Windows 95
and Windows NT4. In both cases you can install the components using
hhupd.exe (http://tinyurl.com/gle), as described in Rob Chandler's
document "Deploying HTML Help"
(http://www.workwrite.com/helpthink/deploy_chandler.htm).

It's worth noting that neither Windows 95 nor NT4 shipped with a
version of Internet Explorer that is sufficient up-to-date for use
with HTML Help (http://helpware.net/htmlhelp/hh_info.htm#BoxedWindows),
and that it may also be necessary to install DCOM95 on some Windows 95
machines (http://www.mvps.org/htmlhelpcenter/h...hhsysreq.html).

--
Pete (Microsoft Help MVP)

[Mike]

Sorry Raoul, spelt your name wrong.

Mike

"Mike" <em***@noserver.com> wrote in message
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Thank you Rauol and Pete for the responses and links. That answers my
questions.

Mike

"Pete Lees" <PD*****@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:c8**************************@posting.google.c om...

Mike,

I have used a .CHM html help file with my application. I was wondering if it is recommended to ship the associated files [hh.exe, itircl.dll,
itss.dll, hhctrl.ocx].

Should this just be included in a setup package for Windows 95? From what I have read, I think these files are shipped with Windows 98 and up.

This is correct. Of the 32-bit versions of Windows, the only ones that
don't ship with the four HTML Help runtime components are Windows 95
and Windows NT4. In both cases you can install the components using
hhupd.exe (http://tinyurl.com/gle), as described in Rob Chandler's
document "Deploying HTML Help"
(http://www.workwrite.com/helpthink/deploy_chandler.htm).

It's worth noting that neither Windows 95 nor NT4 shipped with a
version of Internet Explorer that is sufficient up-to-date for use
with HTML Help (http://helpware.net/htmlhelp/hh_info.htm#BoxedWindows),
and that it may also be necessary to install DCOM95 on some Windows 95
machines (http://www.mvps.org/htmlhelpcenter/h...hhsysreq.html).

--
Pete (Microsoft Help MVP)