Actually Borland does install it by default (at least in D6), they just don't tell you about, put any links to it, or supply any info about it at all! I think I discovered by accident.
Look under Help|Tools in your delphi directory. HCW.EXE is the Microsoft Help Compiler, SHED.EXE is the hotspot compiler (for providing a graphic of your app with hotspots that pop up help windows), and there's a help dialog box editor which works with Word. From what I remember it was a matter of adding specially formatted footnotes on each page of your word doc, double underlining words in green text to make clickable links, and it was quite easy to sync up with the help numbers that are a property of each control in a Delphi app. once I had it all figured out. Here's a link to some third party utilities to make it easier. http://www.thefreecountry.com/programming/helpauthoring.shtml Google searching on "how to use the microsoft winhelp compiler" came up with many good hits. That should all get you started. Wikipedia even had a good intro. to getting started with it. Dave P.S. hlp files no longer work with Vista at all according to Wikipedia. They require chm help files (which I hate). --- On Mon, 5/18/09, Perry Kappetein <[email protected]> wrote: From: Perry Kappetein <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [delphi-en] Help File To: [email protected] Date: Monday, May 18, 2009, 5:19 PM Indeed, didn't know about that one. Looking al over the disc but not finding anything about it. do you know what the name is by any change? thanks _____ From: delphi...@yahoogrou ps.com [mailto:delphi...@yahoogrou ps.com] On Behalf Of David Smith Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 10:07 AM To: delphi...@yahoogrou ps.com Subject: RE: [delphi-en] Help File The standard way would be to convert it to a .HLP file with the help file compiler supplied with Delphi. You have search around the CD if you didn't know about it. I don't believe it is installed by default. Dave --- On Sun, 5/17/09, Perry Kappetein <pkappetein@ charter. <mailto:pkappetein% 40charter. net> net> wrote: From: Perry Kappetein <pkappetein@ charter. <mailto:pkappetein% 40charter. net> net> Subject: RE: [delphi-en] Help File To: delphi...@yahoogrou <mailto:delphi- en%40yahoogroups .com> ps.com Date: Sunday, May 17, 2009, 7:02 PM Hmm.. Never tried it like that. So I just add the RTF file to my project? have no clue how to get the rest to work Perry _____ From: delphi...@yahoogrou ps.com [mailto:delphi- e...@yahoogrou ps.com] On Behalf Of Peter Luijer Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 8:29 PM To: delphi...@yahoogrou ps.com Subject: RE: [delphi-en] Help File One easy way is to save the DOC as an RTF, add that RTF to the EXE's resource and stream it into a TRichEdit (using TResourceStream) . Mind, however, that TRichEdit doesn't support all the forumatting and options available with the RTF and DOC format Greetz, Peter. -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: delphi...@yahoogrou <mailto:delphi- en%40yahoogroups .com> ps.com [mailto:delphi- e...@yahoogrou <mailto:delphi- en%40yahoogroups .com> ps.com]Namens Perry Kappetein Verzonden: maandag 18 mei 2009 3:00 Aan: delphi...@yahoogrou <mailto:delphi- en%40yahoogroups .com> ps.com Onderwerp: [delphi-en] Help File How can I make a Help file that is included in the EXE file? I have an DOC file written, and would like to show within the EXE file. (or other format then DOC) Thank you [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
