HELP-CONTENTS

The HELP-CONTENTS function displays the topic specified by the Contents option in the [OPTIONS] section of the .hpj file. This command is for backward compatibility. New applications should provide a .cnt file and use the HELP_FINDER command.

Syntax:

CALL "$WINHELP" USING helpFile                         HELP-CONTENTS                  GIVING returnCode

Parameters:

HELP-CONTENTS	Constant
helpFile	PIC X(n)	Specifies the name of the help file to be opened. It can be either a .HLP or a .CHM file. The file name can be followed by an angle bracket (>) and the name of a secondary window if the topic is to be displayed in a secondary window rather than in the primary window. You must define the name of the secondary window in the [WINDOWS] section of the Help project (.hpj) file.

Return code:

returnCode can be any signed numeric data item and provides additional information:

1	Operation successful.
WPRTERR-UNSUPPORTED	The $WINHELP library routine is not supported.
WPRTERR-BAD-ARG	The $WINHELP library routine has been called with bad parameters.