How do I change the location of a .chm help file for a VB6 App at runtime

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I have developed a .chm help file for a VB6 app. I want to change the location the app looks for the help file in at run time. I have multiple users running the app which is installed on each user's machine. I want to locate a single copy of the help file on the server in the same folder as the database.

As I have multiple users on different servers I need to be able to change the App.Helpfile(?) location at run time when a user logs in.

Has anyone out there done this?

Posted 21-Apr-14 10:38am

Slow Eddie

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 21-Apr-14 23:03pm

Why? How is it related to the user?
The question, as formulated, makes no sense. There is nothing to "change" (unless you mean moving file itself from one location to another, which would not make practical sense). At some moment, you just need to know absolute path to the file, to open it.
—SA

CHill60 29-Apr-14 14:02pm

Have you tried including an INI file with your app and storing the location in that?

CHill60 8-May-14 19:22pm

This has popped back into the queue suddenly. Did you find a solution?

[no name] 8-May-14 21:05pm

No. The not-a-solution answer was deleted.

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