The help system cannot be launched

[gputhanv]

I have developed an extension that works fine in Dreamweaver 7 and 8. However,
in Dreamweaver 9 (CS3) when I launch the CHM help file, I am getting an error
"The help system cannot be launched because the help folder is missing.
Please install the help folder or reinstall Dreamweaver".

I am using the function dreamweaver.openHelpURL() to launch the CHM
help file. In the extension manager program I use
<helpbook-insert>
<book-id .../>
</helpbook-insert>


Did anyone else encounter this problem? If so, how did you rectify it. It
appears to be me that the new dreamweaver doesn't use CHM help files. What are
they using instead?


Thanks,
Girish

[Andres Cayon]

Hi gputhanv:
Bad news:
AFAIK the method to launch chm files will no longer work.
The best (and simpliest) workaround I have found so far is using
dw.openWithApp("pathToCHM","hh.exe")

HTH,
Andres Cayon
[url]http://www.dwug.es[/url]
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>I have developed an extension that works fine in Dreamweaver 7 and 8.
>However,
> in Dreamweaver 9 (CS3) when I launch the CHM help file, I am getting an
> error
> "The help system cannot be launched because the help folder is missing.
> Please install the help folder or reinstall Dreamweaver".
>
> I am using the function dreamweaver.openHelpURL() to launch the CHM
> help file. In the extension manager program I use
> <helpbook-insert>
> <book-id .../>
> </helpbook-insert>
>
>
> Did anyone else encounter this problem? If so, how did you rectify it. It
> appears to be me that the new dreamweaver doesn't use CHM help files. What
> are
> they using instead?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Girish
>

[gputhanv]

Thank you Andres! By using dw.openWithApp(), as per your suggestion, I was able to display the CHM help files.