Winhelp with Java application with context sensitive ness.

Why would you want to provide a platform-independent program with a platform-dependent help system?

You must find some tool to do this (or build you one).
Do you look at sourceforge?

search here:
http://sourceforge.net/search/

and good luck!

You may need to use JNI to accomplish it

http://www.allimant.org/javadoc/htmltohlpe.html

Hi all,

 Thanks for the inputs.

  Actually, I have a .chm file, which is generated using roboHELP by converting HTML Help to winhelp(.chm) format.

  my problems are like

  1) How can I call it from my java application.

Hi all,

 Thanks for the inputs.

  Actually, I have a .chm file, which is generated using roboHELP by converting HTML Help to winhelp(.chm) format.

  my problems are like

  1) How can I call it from my java application.
  2) I have many dialog boxes in my Java application and each have a help button. At present the context based Java Help system is working fine. But I want to do same operation with winhelp(.chm) also.
 
  Can anybody help me how to achieve the above same.

 With Thousends of Thanks and million lot of hopes.

deve.

you could use runtime.exec()

to call the chmfile from command line:
hh TheChmFile

see here for details:
http://www.helpcommunity.ehelp.com/robohelp/kb/RoboHTML/X3_and_Previous/2578.htm


Hope this help you.
Bye, Giant.

Hi all,

 Thanks for the inputs and I have yet to try them.  once I get result I will let you know all of u.

 Can you clarify one thing please.

 1) Is it not possible with out using runtime.execute().
 2) Like JavaHelp can't we use winHelp with context support in Swing Applications.
 
 Thanks a million.

Lam/

Hi all,

  Can you please let me know the answer.

 Thanks.

Oh..

 Thanks Mr.Objects for the answers. Did u do this kind of thing before. I have searched in the whole internet but I could not get any API for reading the CHM file or else invoking the CHM file with context string.

  Do you know any API which invokes with context string and displays the .CHM file.

  Thanks a lot ..

No I haven't sorry, and am not aware of anything.

Hello,

 Thanks a lot for Mr.Giant and Mr.Objects for your inputs.

 I am trying both of the possibilities and I am sure that they will work. I will tell the result soon and exchange the points soon :)..

 Regards,
Lam.