Splash

Article
05/31/2018

Displays an image for a specified number of seconds when the file that contains the HTML Help ActiveX control is opened. For example, using the Splash command, you could display a product logo or welcome message when a compiled help (.chm) file or Web page is first opened.

This command can be used with either a compiled help file or uncompiled HTML files.

Syntax

<PARAM  name="Command" value="Splash">
<PARAM  name="Item1"   value="<i>image file path</i>">
<PARAM  name="Item2"   value="<i>millisecond value</i>">
[<PARAM name="Item3"   value="<i>alternate image file path</i>">]

Properties

Command: Calls the Splash command.
Item1: Specifies the image file path. Supported image file formats are .gif, .jpeg, or .bmp.
Item2: Specifies the length of time to display the image in milliseconds (1000 milliseconds = 1 second).
Item3: Specifies an alternate image file to display if the user's display configuration supports more than 256 colors. Optional.

Example

<OBJECT
   id=splash
   type="application/x-oleobject"
   classid="clsid:52a2aaae-085d-4187-97ea-8c30db990436"
   codebase="Hhctrl.ocx#Version=5,02,3790,1194"
>
   <PARAM name="Command" value="Splash">
   <PARAM name="Item1" value="test.gif">
   <PARAM name="Item2" value="5000">
</OBJECT>

Sample Splash command

Click here to see a Splash screen.

Remarks

You should insert the HTML Help ActiveX control between the <BODY> start and end tags of the file. Use of the control within the <FRAMESET> start and end tags is currently not supported. If you want to use the Splash command with a frameset, insert the control within the default HTML file that is specified in the frameset document.

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