Developers need help calling help from ASPX page

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Susan Tamaoki
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Developers need help calling help from ASPX page

Post by Susan Tamaoki »

I got this note from the developers. This is the first time they have worked with a DotNet help. Any suggestions?
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RamonS
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Re: Developers need help calling help from ASPX page

Post by RamonS »

DotNetHelp requires the DotNetHelp Viewer, which is a desktop application. While it is possible to start desktop apps from the browser it typically is not a good idea. Since APSX pages are browser bound I recommend using WebHelp output instead of DotNetHelp. Calling WebHelp is trivial and well documented in the Flare manual.
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Re: Developers need help calling help from ASPX page

Post by Susan Tamaoki »

Thank you. I will recommend using WebHelp for this release.
LTinker68
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Re: Developers need help calling help from ASPX page

Post by LTinker68 »

There is an option in the WebHelp target to specify that your pages end with .aspx if you want, but you need to associate it with a server since .aspx pages won't load from a normal user computer (i.e., one that isn't running IIS).
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