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Hi everyone, I want to switch my Help file format to HTML. Is there a simple
way to call the Windows default Internet browser from Pdox and feed it a
file, or do I need to go on a hard disk hunt for the executable?

Mac

Lmac,

Quote:> Hi everyone, I want to switch my Help file format to HTML. Is there a
simple
> way to call the Windows default Internet browser from Pdox and feed it a
> file, or do I need to go on a hard disk hunt for the executable?

This is possible in Opal since version 8 although I recently read that 8 and
9 use different code for it. Anyway, to see how it works, create a text
object of the hyperlink type using the text expert, then explore its 'uses'
and mouseclick clause.

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Thanks Peter, that's a great idea.

Mac

Quote:> Lmac,
> > Hi everyone, I want to switch my Help file format to HTML. Is there a
> simple
> > way to call the Windows default Internet browser from Pdox and feed it a
> > file, or do I need to go on a hard disk hunt for the executable?

> This is possible in Opal since version 8 although I recently read that 8
and
> 9 use different code for it. Anyway, to see how it works, create a text
> object of the hyperlink type using the text expert, then explore its
'uses'
> and mouseclick clause.

> --
> Peter...
> ______________________________________

>   Discover the Paradox Community at:
>     http://www.theDBcommunity.com/
> ______________________________________

Thanks Peter, that's a great idea.

Mac

Quote:> Lmac,
> > Hi everyone, I want to switch my Help file format to HTML. Is there a
> simple
> > way to call the Windows default Internet browser from Pdox and feed it a
> > file, or do I need to go on a hard disk hunt for the executable?

> This is possible in Opal since version 8 although I recently read that 8
and
> 9 use different code for it. Anyway, to see how it works, create a text
> object of the hyperlink type using the text expert, then explore its
'uses'
> and mouseclick clause.

> --
> Peter...
> ______________________________________

>   Discover the Paradox Community at:
>     http://www.theDBcommunity.com/
> ______________________________________

Startbrowser.
Also Tony on www.thedbcommunity.com has the IE ocx working inside of a
paradox form and you can respond to events!
The neat thing is you can reference a form and launch it when they click
the html.
Mark

That does sound cool, I'll check it out. Thanks, Mark.

Mac

Mac,

You might want to check out our BubbleHelp product to put the help right in
front of the user rather than in a file they are not likely to open. I've found
it really cuts down our training and support costs and others who use it agree.
You can check it out on our Products page (link in my signature). There is also
a freeware version you can test. (ICOM recently sold our web hosting to
Interland, who are a bunch of idiots I encourage everyone to avoid, so our form
mail is not working right now but you can request it by using the alternative
address posted on the form mail and submitting the info listed as required on
the formmail).

HTH

Denn Santoro
President
Resource Development Associates
http://www.RDAWorldWide.Com
Offices in the United States and Germany
Providing solutions to health care, business, governments and non-profits since
1982

Thanks Dennis, I'll look into it. I know y'all have good products.

Mac