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Article ID: 239117 - Last Review: February 23, 2007 - Revision: 3.3

DOC: MMC Help File Path Documented Incorrectly

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This article was previously published under Q239117

SUMMARY

When you invoke HTML Help through the IDisplayHelp::ShowTopic method your HTML Help topic may not display properly. Your ShowTopic call may correctly navigate to the correct page, but the relative links may be incorrect.

MORE INFORMATION

The Platform SDK Help file for MMC IDisplayHelp::ShowTopic contains the following instructions:

For example, if the snap-in had the HTMLHelp file mysnapin.chm 
merged into the MMC HTMLHelp file, and a topic HTML file that 
had the internal helpfile path of htm/snphlp01.htm, the string 
would have the following form: 

mysnapin.chm::htm/snphlp01.htm
This syntax may result in the proper display of the Help topic, but may not allow any relative links to operate properly.

In order for your Snapin's HTML Help to have operational relative links, you may need to use the following syntax:
mysnapin.chm::/htm/snphlp01.htm

Note the extra "" after the double colons.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Management Console 1.0
  • Microsoft Management Console 2.0
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