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From: jpletzke@ritz.mordor.com (Jonathan Pletzke)
Subject: Re: Digitalk PARTS using OS/2 & IPF Help
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Organization: Mordor International BBS
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1995 13:56:32 GMT
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Edward Grohe (EdGrohe@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: Interested in any success stories with Digitalk PARTS 'context sensitive HELP' 
: (.HLP) files that you delivered in a (.EXE) application.  I get field sensitive
: help under the workbench, but when I distribute the (.EXE) the HELP defaults to 
: OS/2 'General HELP' - Not field sensitive?  True we can use the search or index 
: to get to the desired field sensitive HELP, but that's not the way it's supposed 
: to be.... Any ideas ?    

: Thanks...
:  

Perhaps the problem involves a simple file naming issue.
I am currently working with a help system in OS/2 and I've discovered 
that the name of the .HLP file is significant.  The default name should 
be the same as the application name with .hlp instead of .exe.  Ex:
Myapp.exe -- Myapp.hlp
For other than a non-default name, either the executable must be built 
with the name or code executed to reference the help file.
Since I have not tried this specifically with PARTS, this may not be your 
problem, but is the first solution that comes to mind.

Let us know if this solves the problem!
-Jonathan
