Help Files

[Don Wells]

    Can someone point me towards good guidance in creating a Help File for use with a MsgBox in Excel VBA?

Many Thanks in Advance

[HansV]

The HelpFile option is a remnant from the time that programs used "Windows Help" files (extension .hlp) instead of the HTML help files that prevail nowadays. In Office 2007 and as far as I know in Office 2010, the HelpFile and Context arguments are ignored, and the standard help window for the application is displayed. So I wouldn't bother.

[Don Wells]

The HelpFile option is a remnant from the time that programs used "Windows Help" files (extension .hlp) instead of the HTML help files that prevail nowadays. In Office 2007 and as far as I know in Office 2010, the HelpFile and Context arguments are ignored, and the standard help window for the application is displayed. So I wouldn't bother.

I'm a dinosaur still using 2003. Does that impact your response Hans?

[HansV]

It still works in Office 2003, but do you really want to invest time and effort in a technology (.hlp files) that is being phased out, and that is not supported in newer versions?

[Don Wells]

Many Thanks Hans    

[ChrisGreaves]

Many Thanks Hans    

Well, I suppose you could always just place a link to a PM to Hans.
That'll larn 'im!

[Becks]

I have seen code for a custom message box that will use an API function call to open a compiled help file - just because Microsoft no longer believes in providing explanatory help files doesn't mean that we have to agree withthem

Kevin