Windows Help File

Is it possible to use Windows help files in a LabView 5 Vi? I want to make
a help button in my LabView application. How do I connect the button to a
help-file. Can this by done directly in LabView or do I have to create a
code node which calls the help file?

Yes.
NI provide some Windows utilities that can help you with this. One of the VI's is precisely "Call WinHelp.vi". You can download these utility VIs from the following link:
(32-bit)
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/devzoneweb.nsf/opendoc?openagent&74DDE683A1AFF6988625683A000C0D73&cat=034E59A8530E09DF862568900018707A
Good Luck!
Enrique Vargas"
www.vartortech.com

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