AbHelp.exe

SUMMARY

AbHelp.exe calls help files in ALPHA-VISION®.

SYNTAX

AbHelp.exe [/e0 | /e1 ] [/p<help-dir>]

OPTIONS

/e0
Switch off Edit Mode (deviating from the settings in the INI-File)
/e1
Switch on Edit Mode (deviating from the settings in the INI-File)
/p<help-dir>
Directory with the (.html) Help Files.
Note:
This option comes to stay after that for the edit options.

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLES

 
AbHelp.exe /e0 /pC:\Vision\bin\help
With edit mode switched off the help tree C:\Vision\bin\help is displayed.
Note:
The parameters when calling AbHelp must be separated by spaces; delimiters like comma or semicolon are not permitted.

INI-FILES

AbHelp.ini

 The file "AbHelp.ini" in the actual folder defines the behavior of the AbHelp.exe program.

Section [Debug]

Entry Type Description / Example Default
ShowKeyWords integer
1: Shows the keyword referenced to when calling for Help Files.
0: Normal Display
Example 
[Debug]
ShowKeyWords=1
0
ShowFilenames integer
1: Shows the file name and path of a help file found by referencing a keyword.
0: Normal Display
Example 
[Debug]
ShowFilenames=1
0

Section [StartUp]

Entry Type Description / Example Default
EnableEdit integer
1: Allows modifying the text of a help file. 0: inhibits modifying.
Example 
[StartUp]
EnableEdit=0
0
EnableOpen integer
1: The icon to open a help directory is shown in the header of the application.
0: The icon is not shown.
(Replaces the entry 'EnableMenu')
Example 
[StartUp]
EnableOpen=1
1
EnablePrint integer
1: The icon to print a help file is shown in the header of the application.
0: The icon is not shown.
Example 
[StartUp]
EnablePrint=1
1
EnableFind integer
1: The icon to search for keywords is shown in the header of the application.
0: The icon is not shown.
Example 
[StartUp]
EnableFind=1
1
EnableClose integer
1: AbHelp can be closed via the [X] button or via the combination [ALT]+[F4].
0: AbHelp is not closed but minimized to the task bar.
Example 
[StartUp]
EnableClose=1
1
Syntax Notation
[aaa]
aaa is optional (zero or one occurences)
(aaa|bbb)
aaa exclusive or bbb
(aaa)*
aaa may occur indefinitely often or may be omitted
(aaa)+
aaa may occur indefinitely often but at least once
(aaa)m..n
aaa may occur from m to n times