Helpfile included in exe?

[Joakim Christiansen]

Is there any way of including a helpfile in the exe and then open/execute it from the exe? Would be cool since I don't need any separate files that way.
And btw my helpfile is a chm file.

[srod]

Good question.

The obvious way is of course to copy it to disk and then delete the copy on program exit etc. but then you obviously know this already!

[Joakim Christiansen]

Yeah, I guess that's what I have to do, put it in the temporary folder.

[va!n]

@Joakim:
Why do you want to include the CHM file inside your exe? I dont like it... a CHM file should be a seperate CHM file and not a Help included in an exe. Sometimes people donwloading your app and before they give your app a try, they want to take a closer look to the CHM waht does the tool really is and how to use it before they must execute it.

Another point... Why including an CHM to the executeable and wasting memory?

[Joakim Christiansen]

I do actually agree with you va!n

[ts-soft]

a chm file stores somes datas (x, y, hight and so on), so it is'nt a good idea

[Derek]

I agree, help files should be separate.

[va!n]

@Joakim Christiansen:
I got just a little idea for help inside the exe... if people want an inbuild helpfile you could open an own window with a textgadget or if you want the feeling and look like a CHM file.... why not create an Window with an Webgadget? A CHM file is nothing else as HTML files ^^

However, i only like the real spereate / extern CHM way

[rsts]

@Joakim Christiansen:
I got just a little idea for help inside the exe... if people want an inbuild helpfile you could open an own window with a textgadget or if you want the feeling and look like a CHM file.... why not create an Window with an Webgadget? A CHM file is nothing else as HTML files ^^

However, i only like the real spereate / extern CHM way

Yes, I use a webgadget in my application to "serve" html help right to the gadget panel. Seems to work fine, at least the help pages get hit frequently.

cheers

[Joakim Christiansen]

Yes, I use a webgadget in my application to "serve" html help right to the gadget panel. Seems to work fine, at least the help pages get hit frequently.

Nice idea!

[PB]

> I use a webgadget in my application to "serve" html help right to the gadget panel

Do you mean you can show a .CHM help file in a WebGadget? If so, how?

[rsts]

Do you mean you can show a .CHM help file in a WebGadget? If so, how?

No, I merely use the webgadget as a means to access help pages from the application site.

cheers