Help ID generation not available for ActiveX Control

Help ID generation not available for ActiveX Control

• samujob

  Ahhh. I see. Its the first time that I see this button!

  I have a entry for a button in my controls property window to.

  Lokk into the group "Behaviour" there you find "Help ID". It works identical.

  
  
  

• Yu Wang

  Well Martin! the problem is with most ActiveX controls also with the microsoft's ActiveX controls that I have checked.
  
  Anyway thanks, I have posted this in their product feedback page
  
  Regards
  
  Usman Mahmood
  
  

• Nelson Drueding

  Thanks Martin! I agree, but the problem is not just generating .hm file using makehm utility but also with the .res files which uses helpIds from .hm file to call for context sensitive help.
  
  So, that means if we update controls in our project Firstly we have to make changes into the .hm file and secondly we have to update info into the .res file to work properly; right!.
  
  In VC 6 we can do the whole procedure by just checking "generate help Id" option in the control's property dialog and every thing works fine whereas in VC 7 there is no support for this option . So what I need to do these things in VC 7.
  
  Regards
  
  Usman Mahmood
  
  

• Alan Fransham

  Were is this switch in what property sheet in VC6 I never saw it.

  I am sure you can do add this feature also directly into the source code, without using property dialogs.

  
  
  

• medarch

  I think that there is no such option.

  The help IDs are created in a custom build step for the resource.h file. You will find a batch that makes some calls to makehm!

  So its part of the project, and mainly this featuredepends on your resource.h file. If you removed it from the project or renmaed the file or whatever, this feature gets lost.

  
  
  

• Jack Patrick

  Yes Martin! thats the whole point you can use this button ( Control properties -> Behaviour -> Help ID ) for an ordinay VC7 controls to generate help Id but when it comes to an ActiveX control this option becomes unavailable whereas in VC6 you have this option available for ordinay and ActiveX controls
  
  Regards
  
  Usman Mahmood
  
  

• Michael Pritchard

  Yes this is still an issue can I have any work around for it or ....
  
  Regards,
  Usman Mahmood
  
  

• lily rose

  Just a final idea:

  Is there a chance that your ActiveX control doesn't use MFC, and this features is only available in an MFC project

  Would be strange but its just an idea!

  
  
  

• kaliyappan

  Is that still an issue

  Thanks,

  Ayman Shoukry

  VC++ Team

  
  
  

• Skorpion

  Currently I have no time for a repro. Try to enter a bug report.

  I am sure MS will react on this.
  http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeedback/Default.aspx

  You can manipulate the rc file manually! The Help ID has just a leading H!

  Post the bug link here!

  
  
  

• GrkEngineer

  In VC6 the option is located in the Control properties -> General tab -> Help ID
  This will generate the help id for that control in .hm file which will later used for context sensitive help.
  
  Regards
  
  Usman Mahmood
  
  

• Omar Qadan

  Thanks Martin! for caring; I think i would have to wait more for the solution to come up
  
  Regards
  
  Usman Mahmood
  
  
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