About map files

Map files are used with all types of context-sensitive Help. They contain topic IDs and map numbers. The map number follows the topic ID in a string that looks like this:

#define ID_PizzaDeliveryForm 101

The topic ID is the developer’s way of identifying a window or dialog in the application (for example, ID_PizzaDeliveryForm.) You create the topics that explain how to use the windows and dialogs in your application. In the above example, you would create a window-level Help topic that explains how to use the Pizza Delivery Form (which represents a dialog in the application).

There are different ways to work with map files:

Tip: Map files must use the extension .H, .HH or .HM and RoboHELP should be able to write to them.