Can I call RH_ShowHelp using the topid id instead?

[EmanuelV]

I know that when calling RH_ShowHelp using the following syntax:

<A HREF='javascript:RH_ShowHelp(0, "context-WebHelp/startpage.htm>Mainwindow", HH_HELP_CONTEXT, 10)'>

I can use the Map ID (in this case '10') to display a particular help page. However, is there a way to acheive the exact same behavior, but instead of using the Map ID, I would use the Topic ID.

For example, if I have a help page called Fixing_A_Dent.htm, then the Topic ID assigned by RoboHelp is "Fixing_A_Dent" and the Map ID may be something like "5".

What I want to do is display that help page in the exact same way as before, but using "Fixing_A_Dent" instead of "5".

Thanks!

[johnmccallum]

Hi EmanuelV,

You might want to try HH_DISPLAY_TOPIC instead of HH_HELP_CONTEXT. In that case, you would replace the map number with NULL and use the topic file name instead of startpage.htm. I'm not sure how this works in WebHelp, but that is what you would do with a compiled help file. Let me know if it works.

John

[Peter Grainge]

There's a topic on my site written by Tyler Waters that might help if it is webhelp. Click here.

[EmanuelV]

Hi Peter Grainge,

I tried the solution on your website. It is a very good solution. However, when the topic page opens, it closes my original web page. Also, the 'resizable=true' option does not let me resize the topic page. Is there a way around this?

Thanks!

[EmanuelV]

Hi Peter,

Nevermind, I think I figured it out. Your website gave me a lot of direction. But I modified my hyperlink to look like this...this stopped the webpage from trying to close itself:

"javascript:newWindow=window.open('index_csh.htm#topicid=Fix_A_Dent','myWindow','top=screen.height,
width=600,height=500,toolbar=no,resizable=1');newWindow.moveTo(250,0);"

John McCallum, thanks also for your input. I tried HH_DISPLAY_TOPIC but I don't think it works for WebHelp. I looked through some of RoboHelp's JavaScript pages and it seems that in WebHelp, the HH_DISPLAY_TOPIC is bypassed...almost ignored.

Thanks again!

[Just_Mary]

I'd like to see the full tags for the link, and any Javascript that needs to be included in the head. Anyone know?