invoking a .chm file

[Jim Locker]

The following code does not work: function gethelp(wxmenuitem me, pmgr_application app) export integer e e = 0: !execute(“pmgr.chm”, error = e) end function It returns error 193 from the system. The pmgr.chm file does exist, is in the same directory as the program executable, and can be invoked by name from a command line. How can I successfully invoke a Windows HTML help file?

[Jim Locker]

It turns out that the shellexecute() library function successfully invokes
this file. Not sure why !execute doesn't work though.

[Michael]

On 25/09/2013 19:37, Jim wrote:
> It turns out that the shellexecute() library function successfully invokes
> this file. Not sure why !execute doesn't work though.
>

Hi Jim,

The !execute() command attempts to run a file. It is not making use of the shell extensions. It is basically just executing the
file, so if it isn't some form of runnable code, it will fail. The shellexecute() function supports the system's ability to look
up the appropriate exe for a given extension.

Ciao, Neil

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