I create a .chm file for a projects help text. RoboHelp's file works like a champ, with one exception. When I close a help topic, and am using an OS of XP or earlier the focus is not going to the dialog that initiated the help file. In Vista this seems to work as expected. We are using the general calls of hhctrl.ocx, which in turn uses the function HTMLHELPA. Others in my company use a different tool that creates a .chm file that doesn't have this problem and I have spent a bit of time trying to figure it out, with no luck. I don't really want to go to another tool, does anyone out there have an suggestions? What could I be doing wrong? 
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Hi there
I really hope Pete Lees is following this forum because if anyone has the answer it's him.
My own gut feeling says that this has nothing whatsoever to do with the help authoring tool and everything to do with how your developer is opening the CHM.
About the only thing I can think of that may be "CHM specific" that might factor into this would be if you are using one of the RoboHelp added features.
- Browse Sequences
- Glossary Tab
These two features require your end user to have an additional file named HHActiveX.dll present and registered. My thought is perhaps if that's the case, some programming inside the DLL might come into play here.
I suppose a valid test would be to disable either or both of those features (if you are using them) so the DLL isn't a factor, then see what happens after that.
Cheers... Rick 
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Captiv8r, you are the greatest! Disableing the mentioned items did the trick. Thanks so much. I have been using RoboHelp for years now, but this is the first time on the forums, what a helpful experience. Now, I have something to show the developers that may help them change there call / function. Thanks again.
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