ESLHELP Subroutine

Display a specified help panel.

call HelpDisplayHelpPanel(HELP_PANEL_ID_SV)

HELP_PANEL_ID_SV

An integer variable that is the help panel identifier.

Description

Use this subroutine to invoke the operating system help facility to display the specified help panel.

In Windows, HELP_PANEL_ID_SV must represent a help ID. In the Windows Help project file, ESL integer help IDs (and those consisting of strings that are all integers) are mapped to Windows Help context strings used in the help topic file. (See the Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit Tools manual for more information on context strings and mapping.)

Errors

HLPERR_HELP_NOT_ACTIVE - The ESL program has not initialized the help system by defining the help library to be used.

HLPERR_HELPAPP - The Windows Help application could not be found.