Help with "Help File"

Hi all,
I have an almost-complete application to which I'm adding a help file. I am using the a VI called "Online Help file" or some thing to that effect (I would check but this internet station isn't my work station so I don't have access here...). I have created an HTML based help file using "Windows HTML workshop." This file opens correctly on any XP or 2000 system I open it with. However, I created a VI to open the help file when the "Help" tag on the menu bar is activated and this seems to work on my LabView developement system, but not on other systems (after having installed the application). No errors are posted, the help file simply doesn't open. I'm beggining to think that I may be missing some additional installers that I didn't realize were necessary for this application. I currently install LV8.2RTE and the VISA Run-time 4.0. These are the only installers I have been including. Do I need other installers for the help file to work correctly (keeping in mind that this VI works flawlessly in the application on the developement system, but not on other PCs)? If not could someone shed some light on my problem? Thanks a bunch!
Ryan
PS: If needed I can try to post some pics.

Hello,
Ok ok... only 4 stars for that effort... let's see if we can do better
First, I see the same behavior upon closing the application I originally attached - the chm also closes
Apparently what's happening is that when we use the online help control VI, the chm file is opening in the calling application's context, in this case the LabVIEW app/runtime engine instance.
We can get around this by making a call which will open the chm file explicity in Windows - we can do this from LabVIEW with the command exec VI.
I have attached the code this time as well - everything is zipped up (lvproj, vi, & exe). You'll notice I have used a diagram disable structure so you can see both implementations - the previous one is disabled of course.
I hope THIS is what you were looking for
Best Regards,
JLS
PS - if you want your LabVIEW application to close by itself after it completes execution, you can use the Exit LabVIEW function at the end of the VI and rebuild the exe.
Message Edited by JLS on 04-20-2007 12:25 PM
Best,
JLS
Sixclear
Attachments:
launch lv help.zip ‏43 KB

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