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Calling Webhelp over #id or #filename - still supported?

Guest
Jun 04, 2012 Jun 04, 2012

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Hi all,

is used to be possible to call the starting page of a Webhelp and hand over the topic ID or file name of a topic using a hash.

Examples:

index.htm#123

index.htm#my_folder/my_topic.htm

Is this still supported? I recently had problems but I am not sure whether this feature was officially dropped or whether there are any other problems with the project.

Robert

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LEGEND ,
Jun 04, 2012 Jun 04, 2012

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Hi Robert

To my knowledge, the topic ID method you are stating was never a feature. Only the hash+PathAndFileName was.

Wondering here if you are confusing the WebHelp API method of calling Context Sensitive Help? I believe the WebHelp API method does use topic IDs, but they are called in a slightly different way. Something like this:

javascript:RH_ShowHelp(0,'HelpFolder/SomeFile.htm>SomeWindow', HH_HELP_CONTEXT, TopicIdHere)

Cheers... Rick

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Hi Robert,

The method of adding a number after the # works with the csh start file. Check my overview to see all the possibilities that WebHelp supports: http://www.wvanweelden.eu/robohelp/contextsensitivity_in_webhelp

Greets,

Willam

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Hi William,

yes that is what I meant. So it still works in Robohelp 9? Thanks for confirming!

@Rick Actually I really meant calling the help via the start file. You are right the API is more comfortable but some developers always prefer a plain link. Sorry for causing confusion.

Robert

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#id will not work with the default start file. #filename will work. For #id you must use the XXX_csh.htm start file.

Greets,

Willam

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