Is a CHM file appropriate for my project?

[DGR2]

Hi,

I've been asked to document our API codes in a help file to be provided to customers. Is a CHM file the most appropriate way to go?

Also, can pages in the CHM file be bookmarked? This is one of the requirements and as far as I can see, they cannot be.

If not CHM, I would appreciate any recommendations for output that I can generate with RoboHelp8.

Related question: in a CHM file that I just generated, the topic content is not displayed. I am receiving pages with the error message: The address is not valid. Again, would appreciate understanding why this is occurring.

Thanks very much,

DGR

[RoboColum_n_]

OK. Just checking. Let us know if Rick's excellent advice doesn't solve the issue.

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[Peter Grainge]

Without realising it, you've almost answered your question. What you are probably seeing is what happens when a CHM is placed on a network drive. The location of your help is what drives the type.

Stored on users PC = CHM (or AIR Help)

Accessed from a server = WebHelp (or FlashHelp)

To answer your question on bookmarks, what is the objective of the bookmarks? Is it just so that you can open the help at a specific topic? How to do that with WebHelp is on my site under Calling WebHelp.

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