Location of BSSCDefault.h

[Guest]

I am new to RoboHelp and I am attempting to open a help topic from my web applications.

I am using WebHelp and I am able to open a help topic using a link to the topic but now I am trying to use Map IDs.

I have created the BSSCDefault.h file and copied it to the same folder as the RoboHelp_CSH.js file.

I have set up my javascript to run RH_ShowHelp.

When I trigger my js function, the index.htm is opening.

I am expecting the topic that is mapped to my map ID to open.

Here is some info.

In BSSCDefault.h:

#define Account_List_5_4_12_HT_viewing

36

In my javascript function:

RH_ShowHelp(0,"webHelp/index.htm>MainWindow",HH_HELP_CONTEXT,36);

How do I get Map ID 36 to open?

Thanks,

Ray

[Willam van Weelden]

Hi,

You do not need to place the map file into the directory with the JS file. What you probably have to do is select from which map files you want to include the context sensitivity in your output. You set that in your SSL recepe:

You may also find the following links useful:

• http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/calling_webhelp/calling_webhelp.htm
• http://www.wvanweelden.eu/articles/context-sensitivity-webhelp-and-flashhelp

Greet,

Willam

[Guest]

William,

Thanks for the info.  I have seen these sites arleady.  Both provide excellent information but neither of them shows me how to use RH_ShowHelp with the Map Number.

I am able to create the Map File (BSSCDefault.h) but RH_ShowHelp will always open index.htm.

I am unclear about how to "select from which map files..."

Being a visual person, an example would be excellent.

Ray

[Willam van Weelden]

Better? 😉

Greet,

Willam

[Guest]

Some further information:

When I editted the Map IDs in RoboHelp, there were a bunch of topics with different tags.  Some had #HT, others had #IX, #TOC, and #XREF.

Assuming #HT was for help topic, I mapped only the topics with the #HT tag.  That was a huge assumption on my part, but it seems logical.

Ray

[Willam van Weelden]

Hi,

You’ve got me confused now. Where did you observe those different tags? You may also be interested in: http://www.adobe.com/devnet-archive/robohelp/articles/context_help.html. That article shows you how CSH settings work in RoboHelp.

Greet,

Willam

[Guest]

The different tags were found when I right-clicked on BSSCDefault.h and then click Edit Map IDs.

[Willam van Weelden]

I see. The tags your are seeing are bookmarks in topics. You can define those bookmarks yourself, but judging from the names, you have probably imported a Word document.

Which bookmarks you want to link is something you will have to decide yourself. But your assumptions does seem logical to me.

Greet,

Willam