I'm using 1.18 as well.
The reader program is hh.exe (located in the Windows directory, at least in XP), so that's what's really running, with the .chm as a parameter. I just tried this (which is a little clearer about "hh") and it works with the BlitzMaxHelp file in the same directory as the calling program:
But it's hh.exe that seems to be the key to viewing .chm files.
The reader program is hh.exe (located in the Windows directory, at least in XP), so that's what's really running, with the .chm as a parameter. I just tried this (which is a little clearer about "hh") and it works with the BlitzMaxHelp file in the same directory as the calling program:
system_ "c:\windows\hh.exe " + AppDir + "\BlitzMaxHelp v118a.chm"It starts the BlitzMaxHelp CHM file and freezes the calling program until the CHM is closed, then returns control (which may or may not be a good thing). A recent thread discusses ways to avoid that if you prefer: http://blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=53370
But it's hh.exe that seems to be the key to viewing .chm files.