HH_KEYWORD_LOOKUP command

Looks up one or more keywords in a compiled help (.chm) file.

The keywords to search for and the action to be taken if no matches are found are specified in the HH_AKLINK structure.

pszFile	dwData
Specifies the compiled help (.chm) file that contains keywords.	Points to an HH_AKLINK structure.

 

Example

HH_AKLINK link;
   link.cbStruct =     sizeof(HH_AKLINK) ;
   link.fReserved =    FALSE ;
   link.pszKeywords =  "open" ;
   link.pszUrl =       NULL ;
   link.pszMsgText =   NULL ;
   link.pszMsgTitle =  NULL ;
   link.pszWindow =    NULL ;
   link.fIndexOnFail = TRUE ;
HtmlHelp(
          GetDesktopWindow(),
          "c:\\myhelp.chm",
          HH_KEYWORD_LOOKUP,
          (DWORD)&link);

Return Value

The handle (hwnd) of the help window.

Remarks

• You must first call the HH_DISPLAY_TOPIC command before calling this command to ensure that the help window is created.
• Help authors insert keywords into topic files using the HTML Help Compiler Information feature.
• A keyword lookup can also be invoked using the HTML Help ActiveX control KLink command.
• ALink Name/Keyword lookups are case sensitive, and multiple keywords are delimited by a semicolon (;).

Related topics

About Commands

HH_ALINK_LOOKUP