Re: How Do I Open a Microsoft HTML Help File from a web application?

["Neeraj Bhatia" <neeraj -at- veritas -dot- com>]

Hi Rohina
The .chm file opens automatically on your desktop because Windows recognises
the file type from its extension and opens it with the associated program.
If you put the .chm file on the Web server (which is what I think you are
planning), Windows users will be able launch the HTML Help viewer to view
the Help. Even if they choose to open the file from its current location,
the file gets copied to a temporary location on the user's desktop before
the user can view it. Users on other operating systems however might not be
able to view the Help.

If you want your Help to open in a web page, you might want to use WebHelp
instead of Compiled HTML Help (.chm).

Hope this helps.

~Neeraj

"Daruwala Rohina-ind295" <Rohina -dot- P -dot- Daruwala -at- motorola -dot- com> wrote in message
news:106360 -at- techwr-l -dot-  -dot-  -dot- 
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have created a HTML help file and I am trying to call the help from the
Web application. When I click on the Help link I get a dialog box asking me
if I would like to open the file from current location or save it to disk.
This is the line that calls the help file.
>
> <a href="/application/help/application.chm" target="_blank">Help</a>
>
> How can I just click on the Help link and open the Help file in a new web
page without getting the open file from current location or save it to disk
dialog box? Can anyone help?
>
> Is there a help viewer problem? Should I give the help viewer along with
the application? When I double click the application.chm file on my desktop
it opens automatically.
>
> TIA
> Rohina
>
>



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