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html chm help file won't launch from VBA, sometimes
I am using xl2003 and the API way of launching an html help file.
Everything works great most of the time, but sometimes the chm file refuses to launch. Has anyone experienced this behavior, and have any solution? Thanks |
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html chm help file won't launch from VBA, sometimes
It always launches for me. Assuming of course all the API arguments are
"appropriate". Regards, Peter T "xlrotor" wrote in message ... I am using xl2003 and the API way of launching an html help file. Everything works great most of the time, but sometimes the chm file refuses to launch. Has anyone experienced this behavior, and have any solution? Thanks |
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html chm help file won't launch from VBA, sometimes
When it stops launching, I have to exit and restart excel to get it
working again. It's possible it might have something to do with VBA compiling the code while a "handle" to the html file is floating around somewhere. Brian |
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html chm help file won't launch from VBA, sometimes
Your explanation makes sense but I couldn't recreate any problem. I did
this - Launched a chm with the html-help API in my xla Manually closed the chm Recompiled the xla with Debug - Compile Re-launched the chm with the API - worked fine. I could be wrong but I think the API driven chm is attached to a 'Process', which is the Excel instance not the VBA project. If so, maybe even recompiling the project is not relevant. Regards, Peter T "xlrotor" wrote in message ... When it stops launching, I have to exit and restart excel to get it working again. It's possible it might have something to do with VBA compiling the code while a "handle" to the html file is floating around somewhere. Brian |
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html chm help file won't launch from VBA, sometimes
I've tried, although not exhaustively just yet, to find a repeatable
set of circumstances that leads to the failure to display. I'm getting ready to ship a new release of my Excel application to my users. I want to make the switch from old style HLP to HTML CHM help because Vista doesn't autmatically support HLP, evidently for security reasons. I'm pretty happy with how my converted CHM file has turned out (I use ForeHelp). This little problem of occasionally losing the ability to display the CHM file is the only open issue. When I figure it out, I'll post back what I found. Hopefully sooner than later. Brian On Mar 26, 3:16 am, "Peter T" <peter_t@discussions wrote: Your explanation makes sense but I couldn't recreate any problem. I did this - Launched achmwith thehtml-help API in my xla Manually closed thechm Recompiled the xla with Debug - Compile Re-launched thechmwith the API - worked fine. |
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