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CHM is the proprietary help file format generated by Microsoft HTMLHelp Workshop (hhw.exe). It's HTML based help, so topics are required in HTML and supplemented by the used *.jpg, *.gif or e.g. *.svg files. Some additional files for the table of contents (.HHC)and index (.HHK) must be created. The .HHP file is needed for the Workshop project itself. HTMLHelp (HH) was first shipped with Internet Explorer 4 and Windows 95.

CHM is the proprietary help file format generated by Microsoft HTMLHelp Workshop (hhw.exe). It's HTML based help, so topics are required in HTML and supplemented by the used *.jpg, *.gif or e.g. *.svg files. Some additional files for the table of contents (.HHC)and index (.HHK) must be created. The .HHP file is needed for the Workshop project itself.

HTMLHelp (HH) was first shipped with Internet Explorer 4 and Windows 95.

While Help2 and Help3 exist, these mostly are limited to MSDN as delivered with Visual Studio.

While Microsoft did launch a newer helpformat with Vista (Assistance Platform help), CHM is still the most widely used helpformat under Windows.

Multiplatform viewers for this format exist for *nixes, see kchmviewer, gnochm, xchm, but these might not emulate all MSIE quirks.

Best open format description: http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/chmspec/

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How to use A-links and A-keywords with CHM help file in Delphi XE?

The "A" in A-links and A-keywords stands for "associative". This is because A-link keywords are actually not keywords at all. They are more like link or jump targets (known as anchors in H&M). They are never visible to the user like index keywords.…
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CHM or HTML -> PDF, keeping HTML links?

We have a proprietary on-line book/manual generation system that creates compiled help files (CHM) as well as HTML versions of content from a database. This works very well, and we've been using the system without significant modifications for…
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decompiling chm file: hh.exe requires only the filename. no full path is allowed

I noticed that hh.exe is capable of decompiling a .chm file to a set of .html files. But in order to work it requires the path to the file be current directory and the filename be the filename itself, apparently without allowing a full path. For…
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HelpNDoc : Problem to generate CHM format help - Error HHC5010

I would like to generate a CHM help file with HelpNDoc. But I get an error message: HHC5010: Error: Cannot open "c:\users\philippeDocuments\HelpNDoc\Output\chm\creabook.chm". Compilation stopped. I tried to create the CHM folder myself, in the…
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Is it possible to create multilingual help (.chm) file?

I need to create multilingual help (.chm) file for my WPF application. Please suggest best way to create it.
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CHM file unreadble if saved to hdd

I've just downloaded JSon.Net for framework 4.0 as a zip file. Opening zip (using WinRar) I'm able to open Documentation.chm file by double-clicking over the name listed and the help file is well done. Anyway if I extract this file to hdd and I…
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Is there a good free doc-to-chm converter out there?

I am looking for a converter .doc to .chm. I find lots but with most you need to buy to be able to convert a whole document. ANyone knows of a good converter without needing to buy it? THanks!
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Doxygen failed to run html help compiler, hhc.exe error HHC5010 when running from folder that has a parent folder that starts with "."

I am using Conan package manager on Windows to create a package. The conan command to create the package copies files to a folder within %USERPROFILE%\.conan (or C:\Users\xxxxxxx\.conan). Then from this location it builds a Visual Studio project…
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How to Center a picture in HTML using HTML Help Workshop?

I'm using HTML HELP Workshop to create help file. My problem is when I center an image in HTML, the picture always appears placed in the extreme left of the CHM file. But I've found the image in the middle in the internet browser (Internet…
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chm file "This page can't be displayed." **It is different issue from the other questions related to same error message**

CHM file opening with message "This page can't be displayed" when press F1. Using Windows Server 2008 R2 and 2012 R2. Getting error in both the version servers. The file is at local server path and it is not blocked. This page can't be displayed…
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Recompile CHM file

I'm working on a script that should be able to add additional information to a .chm file. After decompiling it with hh.exe -decompile outputFolder fileName.chm command, I get the html files, and other 2 files with .hhc and .hhk extension. After…
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how to open chm file using hyperlink

I am developing a web application in which I implemented the help.chm file. My question is: How to open the chm help file by using a hyperlink in my web application without a download dialog box?
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Trying to create an ActiveX Template Coach (TCard) object using Javascript Onclick event

I am currently trying to create a CHM help file where a user can enter values which will then generate a button to send the lPARAM to the WM_TCARD. Currently, I have tested in IE 11, 10, 9 & 8, according to the DOM Explorer the object is being…
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Chm file freeze the application when Url or Print buttons were clicked

When I open help file from my Windows Forms application I'm using this code. public static void ShowHelp(string constant) { Help.ShowHelp(dummyFormForHelp.Value, CHMFile, HelpNavigator.Topic, constant); } It works fine except…
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C# - How to display a help file with help provider?

I'm experimenting with help files and help-providers. My issue is I cannot display the help file without conflicting with other help-provider code. helpProvider1.SetShowHelp(btnFont, true); helpProvider1.SetHelpString(btnFont, "Change the…
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