Reading .chm files

I recently took the plunge and purchased a Macbook Pro and yes it is a dream!
That said I had problems reading .chm files to which one of the discussion forum users alerted me to something called a .chmox reader.
Whilst the chmox viewer serves my immediate needs i.e. allows me to view my .chm application; this application has files/application icons/objects embedded in it e.g. .xls, .doc & .ppt files which on my windows PC I was able to click on and open.
My problem now is that it is a viewer which means that I can see these objects but cannot launch them.
Does anyone have any ideas as to how I can solve this problem?
Leo.

Are you using this reader? http://chomx.sourceforge.net/
To view XLS, DOC and PPT files you will need MS Office or one of the open source office suites like OpenOffice.org or, its cousin, NeoOffice.

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''As I recall, Netscape 7.2 was a hybrid version made long after AOL shut-down their Mozilla programming operations, and that version incorporated some Trident code used by IE - which might explain the CHM compatibility.''
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Compiled_HTML_Help <br />
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SUMMARY
Hyperlinks to XLS, DOC, and PDF files that are included in a
.chm file (and the Baggage Files) only work intermittently. The
only solution appears to be deleting the Temporary Internet Files.
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1. I place the XLS, DOC, or PDF file in the Windows
sub-directory that corresponds to the RoboHelp project sub-folder
where the topic in which I’ll place the hyperlink exists.
2. I open the help project in RoboHelp HTML.
3. I right-click on the project’s Baggage Files
sub-folder that corresponds to the Windows sub-directory in which I
placed the XLS, DOC, or PDF file (in step 1).
4. I import the XLS, DOC, or PDF file.
5. I open the topic in which I’m going to place the
hyperlink in the WYSIWYG editor.
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new window; there’s no prompt to save, open, or cancel.)
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“View Selected Item” function (Ctrl+W) in the RoboHelp
HTML project.
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WORKAROUND
Through trial and error, I have discovered that if a
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following steps:
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2. Open Internet Explorer.
3. Click Tools>Internet Options….
4. From the “Internet Options” dialog box, select
the “General” tab.
5. Under the “Temporary Internet Files” section,
click the “Delete Files…” button.
6. From the “Delete Files” dialog box, select
“Delete all offline content” and then click
“OK”. The files are deleted and the “Delete
Files” dialog box closes.
7. Click “OK” to close the “Internet
Options” dialog box.
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Username\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\”
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Warning” dialog box.
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and then click “Cancel” from the subsequent “Save
As” dialog box.
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(Last Accessed 12/13/06) (Version 12,0,6024,0)
- “Shockwave ActiveX Control” (Last Accessed
12/14/06) (Version 10,1,4,20)
- “Shockwave Flash Object” (Last Accessed
12/18/06) (Version 9,0,28,0)
- “Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool”
(Last Accessed 12/14/06) (Version 1,5,722,0)
- “WUWebControl Class” (Last Accessed 12/13/06)
(Version 5,8,0,2469)
Today is 12/18/06 so the only program file that is listed as
having been “Last Accessed” today is the
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I really want to include certain PDF, DOC, and XLS files in
their native format in a .chm file. However, I need a better
solution to my problem than the one I discovered. What I really
want is to avoid the entire problem altogether.
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