TECH: Can Acrobat replace WinHlp32.exe?

["Snowden, Jim @Cimage" <jims -at- CIMAGE -dot- CO -dot- UK>]

Acrobat can be used to display context sensitive help. You can open a
PDF document at specific pages/bookmarks, but you need to buy some kind
of plugin to do it. You could also do it using the Acrobat
developer's kit from Adobe.

I asked a similar question on the acrobat listserv a while ago and got
this reply:
  >This may seem like a basic question and something that you should be
able to
  >do, but it isn't.  We are looking into a plug-in from DigiDox called
PDF
  >Extender that allows you to specify the actual bookmark in a DDE call
and
  >have the Reader open up to that bookmark.

(that's www.digidox.com, now taken over by Adobe).
  >The trial version worked just fine, but it is VERY expensive, not
something
  >you would personally buy, but your company might consider if you want
to use
  >Acrobat as context-sensitive help.

I asked digidox the price back in June ...
  >Thank you for your interest in DigiDox, Jim.
  >We will provide PDF Extender on an unlimited distribution,
non-exclusive,
  >perpetual license for the current version
  >for $5,000.00.

Also, I was told you can do it from programs by looking at this article
(on Adobe's
web site):
  >The easiest way to tell Acrobat to go to a specific page from another
  >application is using inter-application communications (IAC).  The
  >Macintosh uses AppleEvents and Windows use OLE. The relevant
information
  >can be found in the "Acrobat Viewer Interapplication Communication
  >On-Line Reference" from Adobe.  It is also referred to as Technical
Note
  >#5165.

Jim Snowden
Cimage Enterprise Systems
Bracknell, England.


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