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Em0606
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May 5, 2009
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Link to a specific topic in a chm file from Word

  • May 5, 2009
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Hi,

How do I link to a specific topic in a chm file from Word? I can link to the chm but can't work out how to get it to open to a specific page. I have tried #filename and \filename at the end of the path but neither works.

Thanks for any assistance.


Emily

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Correct answer Amebr-ke0mH4

I didn't find your reply helpful or friendly Leon.

You know nothing about me or my organisation.

I have been using both N drive (which everyone in the office has access to) and my C drive to test how to do this so I can inform people how to go about it. I can't get it to work. I can open the chm from either drive, not just a specific topic.

I am well aware that the security restrcitions are real as I have dealt with these for both internal and external clients.

I will be informing anyone who wants to link from a Word document to a specifc topic that it can be done, however I personally have not been able to get it to work.


Perhaps see if this is any help. You might need the ms-its: or mk@MSITStore: syntax. Although I think I remember reading somewhere that by design this opens the single topic in a browser window, rather than the HTMLHelp Viewer.

http://www.helpware.net/htmlhelp/linktochm.htm

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Pete_Lees
Participating Frequently
May 7, 2009

Hi, Emily,

I've had good results by using Paul O'Rear's HelpAPI VBA module to pass Help calls from a Word document to a .chm file. Using this module, you can pass context integers, topic file names, index entries, and more to the .chm file.

http://www.helpfulsolutions.com

Pete

Captiv8r
Captiv8r
Brainiac
May 5, 2009

Hi Emily

I think this is what you need:

CHMToBeOpened.chm::/PathToTopicInsideCHM/TopicName.htm

Cheers... Rick

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Em0606Author
Participating Frequently
May 6, 2009

Hi Rick,

Thanks for responding.

I must be doing something wrong, as I still can't get it to work.

This is the full path copied from the .chmis: N:\TEAM\Docteam\Working_Help\HiPort3\b111all.chm::\b111all\OptionalModules.htm

When I put this path in the Address field of the Hyperlink window in Word, the link does not work.

What do I need to change?

Thanks

Emily

RoboWizard
RoboWizard
Inspiring
May 6, 2009

Hi there

If I'm reading that correctly, N: is likely referring to a network location.

Click here to see why CHM files have problems from network locations.

Cheers... Rick

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