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hello,
would you tell me how can i run a help.chm file using java code. i am trign this but no luck.
first try
Process pp=run.exec("C:/Program Files/Internet Explorer/IEXPLORE.exe ./res/bobftphelp.chm" );
Second try
Process pp=run.exec(" ./res/bobftphelp.chm" );
It run fine a help.doc file but not help.chm file.
please help me
Thanka in advance
Ravi Charan

The second address given to that function, does it relate to the class that its being called from? cause i've got
Runtime.getRuntime().exec("C:\\WINDOWS\\hh.exe .\\HelpFile_9_3.chm" );where HelpFile_9_3 is in the same folder as my class, but it won't work. Can anyone help?
Also, can you search within a chm file from Java? If I get that above code working, I presume it'll open the help file to the main page. I'd like to search within that document for a word or phrase - possible?
Thanks!
Edited by: Pulkse.co.uk on Sep 10, 2008 8:18 AM

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