The tool did not cause the operating system to freeze, crash or pop up error dialogs during our testing. John Kedd, CNET memberĬHM Editor is responsive to user commands, comes with a help file, supports keyboard shortcuts and consumes a moderate quantity of CPU and system memory. Seems like this is a powerful tool, and there has been a lot of progress achieved after its initial release. I liked the number of tools to edit images, text enrichment, etc. This, I believe, is done in a very professional manner, and it was extremely handy and useful for my CHM File that I developed for my online guitar training software. I like this program for its ability to edit CHM files.

– Supports all 32-bit Windows NT systems including It must be compiled with all the other CHM files so that its functionality is embedded in the CHM and the help files open properly.CHM Editor is a handy editor, which can be used for editing and creating new CHM files in a WYSIWYG interface. Save the *.h file in the same location as the rest of the CHM project files.

Reference all toolboxes/tools and save the file with an *.h extension.

Follow the format above and enter a single line of text and numeric value for each toolbox/tool to reference, for example:.

Create a file from scratch by opening any text editor.

The examples shown use the toolbox/tool name for clarity and ease of use.įollow the steps below to create the file. It does not need to be the exact name as the toolbox/tool, it only needs to match the variable used in the file.

The is a variable describing the toolbox or tool. When the corresponding value is found the associated ID (in the file) is used to navigate through the file and find the correct *.htm to display when the CHM opens. The toolbox/tool uses this Help Context value to search through the file. Each value must be unique.The numeric value in this file corresponds to the Help Context value found on the Properties dialog box.

This file contains a textual ID and a numeric representation of each toolbox/tool. Each compiled help file (CHM) requires a single file. Instructions provided describe how to create a file for geoprocessing toolboxes/tools and use it to create a compiled help system (CHM).

Create chm