How to enable context sensitive help for individual controls on a FormView

Roger Allen

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Context sensitive help does not distinguish individual controls on a FormView. This sorts that problem

contexthelp.zip
- Projects
  - ContextHelp
    - ChildFrm.cpp
    - ChildFrm.h
    - ContextHelp.cpp
    - ContextHelp.dsp
    - ContextHelp.dsw
    - ContextHelp.h
    - ContextHelp.rc
    - ContextHelpDoc.cpp
    - ContextHelpDoc.h
    - ContextHelpView.cpp
    - ContextHelpView.h
    - hlp
      - AfxCore.rtf
      - AfxPrint.rtf
      - AppExit.bmp
      - Bullet.bmp
      - ContextHelp.cnt
      - CONTEXTHELP.GID
      - CONTEXTHELP.HLP
      - ContextHelp.hm
      - ContextHelp.hpj
      - ContextHelp.LOG
      - ContextHelp.ph
      - CurArw2.bmp
      - CurArw4.bmp
      - CurHelp.bmp
      - EditCopy.bmp
      - EditCut.bmp
      - EditPast.bmp
      - EditUndo.bmp
      - FileNew.bmp
      - FileOpen.bmp
      - FilePrnt.bmp
      - FileSave.bmp
      - HlpSBar.bmp
      - HlpTBar.bmp
      - RecFirst.bmp
      - RecLast.bmp
      - RecNext.bmp
      - RecPrev.bmp
      - Scmax.bmp
      - ScMenu.bmp
      - Scmin.bmp
    - MainFrm.cpp
    - MainFrm.h
    - MakeHelp.bat
    - ReadMe.txt
    - res
      - ContextHelp.ico
      - ContextHelp.rc2
      - ContextHelpDoc.ico
      - Toolbar.bmp
    - resource.h
    - StdAfx.cpp
    - StdAfx.h

@echo off
REM -- First make map file from Microsoft Visual C++ generated resource.h
echo // MAKEHELP.BAT generated Help Map file.  Used by CONTEXTHELP.HPJ. >"hlp\ContextHelp.hm"
echo. >>"hlp\ContextHelp.hm"
echo // Commands (ID_* and IDM_*) >>"hlp\ContextHelp.hm"
makehm ID_,HID_,0x10000 IDM_,HIDM_,0x10000 resource.h >>"hlp\ContextHelp.hm"
echo. >>"hlp\ContextHelp.hm"
echo // Prompts (IDP_*) >>"hlp\ContextHelp.hm"
makehm IDP_,HIDP_,0x30000 resource.h >>"hlp\ContextHelp.hm"
echo. >>"hlp\ContextHelp.hm"
echo // Resources (IDR_*) >>"hlp\ContextHelp.hm"
makehm IDR_,HIDR_,0x20000 resource.h >>"hlp\ContextHelp.hm"
echo. >>"hlp\ContextHelp.hm"
echo // Dialogs (IDD_*) >>"hlp\ContextHelp.hm"
makehm IDD_,HIDD_,0x20000 resource.h >>"hlp\ContextHelp.hm"
echo. >>"hlp\ContextHelp.hm"
echo // Frame Controls (IDW_*) >>"hlp\ContextHelp.hm"
makehm IDW_,HIDW_,0x50000 resource.h >>"hlp\ContextHelp.hm"
echo. >>"hlp\ContextHelp.hm"
echo // Commands (IDC_*) >>"hlp\ContextHelp.hm"
makehm IDC_,HIDC_,0x60000 resource.h >>"hlp\ContextHelp.hm"
REM -- Make help for Project CONTEXTHELP


echo Building Win32 Help files
start /wait hcw /C /E /M "hlp\ContextHelp.hpj"
if errorlevel 1 goto :Error
if not exist "hlp\ContextHelp.hlp" goto :Error
if not exist "hlp\ContextHelp.cnt" goto :Error
echo.
if exist Debug\nul copy "hlp\ContextHelp.hlp" Debug
if exist Debug\nul copy "hlp\ContextHelp.cnt" Debug
if exist Release\nul copy "hlp\ContextHelp.hlp" Release
if exist Release\nul copy "hlp\ContextHelp.cnt" Release
echo.
goto :done

:Error
echo hlp\ContextHelp.hpj(1) : error: Problem encountered creating help file

:done
echo.

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Roger Allen

Software Developer (Senior) Sirius Analytical Instruments

United Kingdom

A research and development programmer working for a pharmaceutical instrument company for the past 17 years.

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How to enable context sensitive help for individual controls on a FormView

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