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  • Mike
    #1

    HTML Help Files

    I have used a .CHM html help file with my application. I was wondering if
    it is recommended to ship the associated files:

    hh.exe
    itircl.dll
    itss.dll
    hhctrl.ocx

    Should this just be included in a setup package for Windows 95? From what I
    have read, I think these files are shipped with Windows 98 and up. The OCX
    is not referenced through the components but I do have one
    declare statement to invoke the HTML Help call:

    Private Declare Function HtmlHelp Lib "hhctrl.ocx " ...

    I think by referncing the OCX this way the version of hhctrl should not
    matter. Does anyone know if I am correct?

    Thanks
    Mike




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    • Raoul Watson
      #2
      Re: HTML Help Files


      "Mike" <email@noserver .com> wrote in message
      news:kIeRc.4783 1$Jq2.2262585@n ews20.bellgloba l.com...[color=blue]
      > I have used a .CHM html help file with my application. I was wondering if
      > it is recommended to ship the associated files:
      >
      > hh.exe
      > itircl.dll
      > itss.dll
      > hhctrl.ocx
      >
      > Should this just be included in a setup package for Windows 95? From what[/color]
      I[color=blue]
      > have read, I think these files are shipped with Windows 98 and up. The[/color]
      OCX[color=blue]
      > is not referenced through the components but I do have one
      > declare statement to invoke the HTML Help call:
      >
      > Private Declare Function HtmlHelp Lib "hhctrl.ocx " ...
      >
      > I think by referncing the OCX this way the version of hhctrl should not
      > matter. Does anyone know if I am correct?
      >
      > Thanks
      > Mike
      >
      >[/color]

      I wouldn't recomend it. The versions are different between me, nt, xp...
      In addition, if it is commercial, you may have issues with MS requirements
      on redistributable .

      It would be better to include links to the official MS sites for those users
      missing the files.


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        • Pete Lees
          #3
          Re: HTML Help Files

          Mike,
          [color=blue]
          > I have used a .CHM html help file with my application. I was wondering
          > if it is recommended to ship the associated files [hh.exe, itircl.dll,
          > itss.dll, hhctrl.ocx].
          >
          > Should this just be included in a setup package for Windows 95? From what
          > I have read, I think these files are shipped with Windows 98 and up.[/color]

          This is correct. Of the 32-bit versions of Windows, the only ones that
          don't ship with the four HTML Help runtime components are Windows 95
          and Windows NT4. In both cases you can install the components using
          hhupd.exe (http://tinyurl.com/gle), as described in Rob Chandler's
          document "Deploying HTML Help"
          (http://www.workwrite.com/helpthink/deploy_chandler.htm).

          It's worth noting that neither Windows 95 nor NT4 shipped with a
          version of Internet Explorer that is sufficient up-to-date for use
          with HTML Help (http://helpware.net/htmlhelp/hh_info.htm#BoxedWindows),
          and that it may also be necessary to install DCOM95 on some Windows 95
          machines (http://www.mvps.org/htmlhelpcenter/h...hhsysreq.html).

          --
          Pete (Microsoft Help MVP)

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            • Mike
              #4
              Re: HTML Help Files

              Thank you Rauol and Pete for the responses and links. That answers my
              questions.

              Mike

              "Pete Lees" <PD.Lees@btinte rnet.com> wrote in message
              news:c8bde505.0 408080120.22560 cdd@posting.goo gle.com...[color=blue]
              > Mike,
              >[color=green]
              > > I have used a .CHM html help file with my application. I was wondering
              > > if it is recommended to ship the associated files [hh.exe, itircl.dll,
              > > itss.dll, hhctrl.ocx].
              > >
              > > Should this just be included in a setup package for Windows 95? From[/color][/color]
              what[color=blue][color=green]
              > > I have read, I think these files are shipped with Windows 98 and up.[/color]
              >
              > This is correct. Of the 32-bit versions of Windows, the only ones that
              > don't ship with the four HTML Help runtime components are Windows 95
              > and Windows NT4. In both cases you can install the components using
              > hhupd.exe (http://tinyurl.com/gle), as described in Rob Chandler's
              > document "Deploying HTML Help"
              > (http://www.workwrite.com/helpthink/deploy_chandler.htm).
              >
              > It's worth noting that neither Windows 95 nor NT4 shipped with a
              > version of Internet Explorer that is sufficient up-to-date for use
              > with HTML Help (http://helpware.net/htmlhelp/hh_info.htm#BoxedWindows),
              > and that it may also be necessary to install DCOM95 on some Windows 95
              > machines (http://www.mvps.org/htmlhelpcenter/h...hhsysreq.html).
              >
              > --
              > Pete (Microsoft Help MVP)[/color]


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                • Mike
                  #5
                  SP: Raoul

                  Sorry Raoul, spelt your name wrong.

                  Mike

                  "Mike" <email@noserver .com> wrote in message
                  news:POtRc.3588 $a65.84926@news 20.bellglobal.c om...[color=blue]
                  > Thank you Rauol and Pete for the responses and links. That answers my
                  > questions.
                  >
                  > Mike
                  >
                  > "Pete Lees" <PD.Lees@btinte rnet.com> wrote in message
                  > news:c8bde505.0 408080120.22560 cdd@posting.goo gle.com...[color=green]
                  > > Mike,
                  > >[color=darkred]
                  > > > I have used a .CHM html help file with my application. I was[/color][/color][/color]
                  wondering[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
                  > > > if it is recommended to ship the associated files [hh.exe, itircl.dll,
                  > > > itss.dll, hhctrl.ocx].
                  > > >
                  > > > Should this just be included in a setup package for Windows 95? From[/color][/color]
                  > what[color=green][color=darkred]
                  > > > I have read, I think these files are shipped with Windows 98 and up.[/color]
                  > >
                  > > This is correct. Of the 32-bit versions of Windows, the only ones that
                  > > don't ship with the four HTML Help runtime components are Windows 95
                  > > and Windows NT4. In both cases you can install the components using
                  > > hhupd.exe (http://tinyurl.com/gle), as described in Rob Chandler's
                  > > document "Deploying HTML Help"
                  > > (http://www.workwrite.com/helpthink/deploy_chandler.htm).
                  > >
                  > > It's worth noting that neither Windows 95 nor NT4 shipped with a
                  > > version of Internet Explorer that is sufficient up-to-date for use
                  > > with HTML Help (http://helpware.net/htmlhelp/hh_info.htm#BoxedWindows),
                  > > and that it may also be necessary to install DCOM95 on some Windows 95
                  > > machines (http://www.mvps.org/htmlhelpcenter/h...hhsysreq.html).
                  > >
                  > > --
                  > > Pete (Microsoft Help MVP)[/color]
                  >
                  >[/color]


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