Prepping CHM for programmer hand-off

This is the first time this company has used FrameMaker
(through RoboHelp) to create their CHM file.
The program has a "What's This?" icon that the operator
floats over some element in the window and, when clicked, opens the
compiled help file onto the appropriate page. The programmer said,
"Take a look at the filename.h file."
That's not helping me and the programmers don't understand
why.
Anyhelp out there?

Hi Darryl
Take a look at the following: View * Pods * Project Set-up.
Inside that pod is an area labeled Context-Sensitive Help. Expand
that and you see Map Files. Expand that and you see the .H files.
Here you enter a sort of 'Twilight Zone'. I say this because
sometimes the developers know all about how CSH works and the help
author knows little to nothing, and sometimes it's the other way
around. But this is the area where you will work with your .H
file(s). Sometimes these are supplied by the developers and
sometimes you have to create them yourself.
If you have Kevin Siegel's book handy from our training, take
a look at module 10. That's where Kevin discusses setting up
Context Sensitive Help.
Cheers... Rick

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    Message was edited by:
    Satish Kandi
    Typo corrected and added following.
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