How to open a chm file in c#

MBen MBen 3, 19 19 silver badges 22 22 bronze badges. ShowHelp this, AppDomain. Topic, "Welcome. Raviraj Raviraj 71 1 1 silver badge 3 3 bronze badges. Please read stackoverflow. Try to explain why your code differ from the question. Simple do this Help. ShowHelp ParentForm, "chmFile. Khirendra Chemjong Khirendra Chemjong 1 1 1 bronze badge. One comment here. By using this method, it is nice that you can open the help to a specific topic. However, this method will lock the chm file until you close your executable file.

It doesn't matter if you close the chm file, the file will be locked forever. If you need to update the chm file, then better use Process. Start method. You will not have the ability to open a specific topic anymore, but at least, you can update the file if needed.

In my case I had to update the help file by downloading a new version of it. Chm file should display in xaml form without header and footer of chm files. Chm file Creator-Programatically-C. Combine Chm files into wpf. Layout: fixed fluid. Web02 2. Strip HTML. Encode HTML. Paste as-is. Code block. Quoted Text. Best guess. Optional Password. Richard Deeming. Hello, Outside of your question, it is possible if attempting to run a chm on another user's machine it may be blocked as per MS Security Bulletin.

If I need the absolute path for the directory, then, how would I go about navigating the computers user? Monday, May 13, PM.

I hope this is clear. Tuesday, May 14, AM. I am not getting anywhere. If I am supposed to use the full file path to the CHM document, then where do I put it in the application files? I cant launch it while in the debugging function. It sometimes says that the file path is not supported.

Please provide code here. Thanks if anyone can help with answers. StartupPath, "Xxxx. Exists helpFileName System. Start helpFileName ;. Hey guys sorry was stuck in other activities so cant reply to you people. Well I am glad it is helpful for you guys.

I am looking forward to post on stuff related to VS and other upcoming technologies. Once again I appreciate all of you to take interest in the post. ShowHelp this, Application. Home Microsoft SharePoint. How to open a CHM file through your C application.