Adding and launching a help file.

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learningaddinexpress




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I am currently using the below code to launch the help file 


    Private Sub Help_OnClick(sender As Object, control As IRibbonControl, pressed As Boolean) Handles Help.OnClick
        Dim path = System.IO.Path.Combine(Application.StartupPath, "Help.chm")
        Dim psi As New ProcessStartInfo(path) With {.Verb = "open"}
        Dim p As New Process With {.StartInfo = psi}
        p.Start()
    End Sub


This relies on specifying the physical path of the file. So I have two quesiotns.

1. How do I embed the file in my Add-In and create the setup?
2. How do I launch the help file?

Thanks for the continued support.
Posted 20 Mar, 2020 04:19:33 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Hello Mike,

Include the file(s) to the setup project. In the code of the add-in use this construct (C#) to get that file on the target machine: 

string location = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().CodeBase;
string fullPath = new Uri(location).LocalPath; // path including the dll
string directoryPath = Path.GetDirectoryName(fullPath); // directory path



Andrei Smolin
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Posted 20 Mar, 2020 04:54:48 Top
learningaddinexpress




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Thanks Andrei

1. How do you add the file? Right Click on "Application Setup | Add | File" in solution explorer?
2. The code that you gave, where does it go? Sorry I am slightly confused?

Did you mean 


    Private Sub Help_OnClick(sender As Object, control As IRibbonControl, pressed As Boolean) Handles Help.OnClick
        Dim location As String = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly.CodeBase
        Dim fullPath As String = (New Uri(location) + LocalPath)
        Dim directoryPath As String = Path.GetDirectoryName(fullPath)

        Dim psi As New ProcessStartInfo(directoryPath) With {.Verb = "open"}
        Dim p As New Process With {.StartInfo = psi}
        p.Start()
    End Sub


If yes then what is "LocalPath"?
Posted 20 Mar, 2020 05:25:48 Top
Andrei Smolin


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Hello Mike,

#1. What deployment software did you you use to create your setup project? Do you have a setup project at all?
#2. In your Help_OnClick method, replace Application.StartupPath with the directoryPath from my code fragment.


Andrei Smolin
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Posted 20 Mar, 2020 05:32:40 Top
learningaddinexpress




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#1 Application | Add-In Express | Create Setup Project | Visual Studio Installer

#2 I assumed that and hence I had already modified my previous post. That brings to the same quesiotn. What is "LocalPath"

Thanks again.
Posted 20 Mar, 2020 05:36:31 Top
learningaddinexpress




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#2

Or did you mean this? 


    Private Sub Help_OnClick(sender As Object, control As IRibbonControl, pressed As Boolean) Handles Help.OnClick
        Dim location As String = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly.CodeBase
        Dim fullPath As String = (New Uri(location) + LocalPath)
        Dim directoryPath As String = Path.GetDirectoryName(fullPath)

        Dim finalpath = System.IO.Path.Combine(directoryPath, "Help.chm")
        Dim psi As New ProcessStartInfo(finalpath) With {.Verb = "open"}
        Dim p As New Process With {.StartInfo = psi}
        p.Start()
    End Sub
Posted 20 Mar, 2020 05:39:58 Top
Andrei Smolin


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learningaddinexpress writes:
(New Uri(location) + LocalPath)


"New Uri(location).LocalPath", not "New Uri(location) + LocalPath"


Andrei Smolin
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Posted 20 Mar, 2020 05:43:33 Top
learningaddinexpress




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"New Uri(location).LocalPath", not "New Uri(location) + LocalPath"


May I safely blame the code convertor for that :P

Sorry my bad. I should have read what the code is doing...

That leaves us with #1. If you could please help me with that as well?
Posted 20 Mar, 2020 05:48:49 Top
Andrei Smolin


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No problem.

#2.
- right-click your setup project | Vie | File System
- double-click the Application folder
- right-click the area below the list of files in the Application folder | Add | File; specify the file to add and click OK

That's all.


Andrei Smolin
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Posted 20 Mar, 2020 05:55:39 Top
learningaddinexpress




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Oh Yea I was looking for this section. I thought it was not there...

Thanks a ton. This sorted eveything!
Posted 20 Mar, 2020 06:04:17 Top

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