There's some issues when loading Help files in windows 10.
I upgraded from windows 7 to 10, and maybe this is where this problem lies. But I saw all over the same questions on the internet how to fix it.
You can convert it, with a lot of trouble and in the end you're just more frustrated than when you started.
Or you can download winhlp32.exe (this file is available in many places on the internet) and open the help files trough it. The problem is, you have to open the exe first, then search for the help file you want to open. (Time consuming and frustrating)
Just a simple program (with Option Explicit (pun intended)). The form will never been seen anyway, as just after the help file was loaded, the Loader end.
...and Sam, I still love my chr$(34)...:D
Here is the complete program. Create a new project, Standard EXE. Copy this code down here and paste it in the coding part of the form. That's it.
So here it is:
How to activate the program to open .HLP files when double click or right+Click>Open (windows 10):
Compile the above program. Place the winhelp32.exe file in the same folder.
Then:
Right+Click on any .HLP file
Select Open with>
Move to the bottom of your list.
Select always open check box
Select another app on this pc
Select the compiled program you have just grab above
Select OK
Project: Help Loader.zip
I upgraded from windows 7 to 10, and maybe this is where this problem lies. But I saw all over the same questions on the internet how to fix it.
You can convert it, with a lot of trouble and in the end you're just more frustrated than when you started.
Or you can download winhlp32.exe (this file is available in many places on the internet) and open the help files trough it. The problem is, you have to open the exe first, then search for the help file you want to open. (Time consuming and frustrating)
Just a simple program (with Option Explicit (pun intended)). The form will never been seen anyway, as just after the help file was loaded, the Loader end.
...and Sam, I still love my chr$(34)...:D
Here is the complete program. Create a new project, Standard EXE. Copy this code down here and paste it in the coding part of the form. That's it.
So here it is:
Code:
Option Explicit
Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim aD$, aKa$, xX, MP$
If Right$(App.Path, 1) = "\" Then
MP$ = App.Path
Else
MP$ = App.Path + "\"
End If
If Len(Command) > 4 Then
If Command = "" Then
End
End If
aD$ = Chr$(34)
If Left$(Command, 1) = aD$ Then
aKa$ = Mid$(Command, 2, Len(Command) - 2)
Else
aKa$ = Command
End If
Else
End
End If
xX = Shell(MP$ + "winhlp32.exe " + aKa$, vbNormalFocus)
End
End SubCompile the above program. Place the winhelp32.exe file in the same folder.
Then:
Right+Click on any .HLP file
Select Open with>
Move to the bottom of your list.
Select always open check box
Select another app on this pc
Select the compiled program you have just grab above
Select OK
Project: Help Loader.zip