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- GetHelp requires you have VBRUN200.DLL in a pathed directory.
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- This is a freebee and I hope you like it, but Donations are accepted.
- (got to pay my communications bill!)
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- Fred L. Freel
- c/o GVW
- 7544 Winneka Avenue
- Winneka, CA 91306
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- GetHelp allows you to call Windows or Windows Applications' Help
- Files, and jump to a page that you specify. This is handy when
- you're working with a new program, and want information on a given
- area quickly. The multi-colored icons are provided so you can
- select a Help file quickly, by color, without reading the caption.
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- GetHelp requires command line parameters, but has a built-in Help
- message that expains how to set up those parameters. Just
- double-click on it's icon, and you'll see the message.
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- Using GetHelp without parameters will automatically take you into
- Windows' "How to use Windows Help."
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- To install:
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- Put GETHELP.EXE and it's Icons, along with this readme file
- in a directory of your choice. You can eliminate the other
- files, unless you want to experiment with enhancing GetHelp
- with the Visual Basic 2.0 source code.
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- From File Manager, highlight GETHELP.EXE, then holding the
- mouse button down, drag it into an open Group window in
- Program Manager.
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- That's all there is to it. When you double-click on GetHelp's
- icon you will get instructions on how to setup that
- particular GetHelp icon. When you've done that, drag another
- NEW GETHELP.EXE into that, or another Group, and you can
- configure it for another Help File and/or Help Keyword.
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- Errors: If GetHelp won't open a Help File, it's possible that the
- Help File is not pathed to in your environment. Adding a
- path to the Help file when you set up the command line
- parameters will probably solve this, or double-check your
- spelling and spacing on the keyword(s).
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- Source: The code is for V-Basic 2.0.
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- V-Basic 1.0 users:
- The code has been saved as text, so if you want to use it
- in V-Basic 1.0, use Notepad to extract the Subroutines and
- Global Statements. Paste these into a fresh VB-1 module;
- the Globals, Declare and Type statements into the Global.bas
- module; the Subs, Form_Load, CloseWindow, Main and Send_Message
- into Form1. Then save them with GETHELP names.
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- Also, set the Visual Property of your Form1 to False, and the
- Startup to Sub Main.
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- Enjoy!
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