Whether you are creating Microsoft HTML Help for applications or as standalone products, you need to distribute your Help system file(s) as well as files that provide support for Microsoft HTML Help functionality.
Your Help files include:
CHM files: If you are distributing a single Help system, you have one .CHM file to distribute. If your project includes secondary .CHM files that support merged indexes, external TOC files and links to external HTML Help systems, include all the secondary .CHM files as well. (The secondary .CHM files are not compiled into the master .CHM file.)
.HLP, .CNT files: If your project includes links to WinHelp topics, distribute the .HLP and .CNT files with the HTML Help system. (These files are not compiled in the .CHM file.)
If your Help system is used with a software program, provide your developer with copies of the above files. Your developer can install these files in the same folder where the program's executable (.EXE file) is located or in another folder (if preferred). If your Help system is used as a standalone product, you can install it in any folder that suits your requirements.
Tip: An easy way for users to run standalone Microsoft HTML Help is to double-click the .CHM file in the Windows Explorer or from a shortcut icon on the Windows desktop.
The support files for Microsoft HTML Help functionality include:
Platform |
Microsoft HTML Help files |
Support for browse sequences, glossaries, WebSearch |
Windows 95 |
Internet Explorer 4.x or later |
HHActiveX.DLL |
Windows 98 |
HHUPD.EXE |
HHActiveX.DLL |
Windows NT 4 |
Internet Explorer 4.x or later |
HHActiveX.DLL |
Windows 2000 |
Built-in components |
HHActiveX.DLL |
All the above support files are supplied by Microsoft and redistributed by eHelp when you install your Help authoring product. (eHelp Corporation provides HHActiveX.DLL.) The licensing agreement you have with eHelp allows you to redistribute Microsoft HTML Help and Internet Explorer files as long as they are included with your HTML Help product.
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