Linking to a specific topic in the project - RH7

Hi, I've been playing with this problem for a few days, and can't find an answer.
I have a project that consists of a number of topics. I publish in WebPro. I want to be able to link, from the outside, to a specific topic, and display the TOC open to that particular topic.
I have all the pieces in place except the TOC. The topic always opens with the TOC hidden, and I have to click the 'Show' link to open it. Is there a setting I'm missing?
Thanks for any help...
Marion

Hi,
If you call the file from your application, your developers will have to change their call. See http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/calling_webhelp/calling_webhelp.htm
If you call the page from another webpage, you can use ID-numbers, Topic-id's or filenames. You can find some more information on the page referenced above. You can however also use the following links:
For a filename: http://wnd=NewWindow - Note that this kind of URL will only work for Internet Explorer!
Greet,
Willam

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