Cannot launch help file ??

Kamlesh

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Mar 1, 2007, 8:38:25 AM3/1/07

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Dear Friends

when i select any error message in message window and press F1 i receive a
error message
"Cannot find the C:Program FilesBorlandDelphi7Helpd7.hlp file. Do you want
to try to find this file your self?"
after receiving this error evenif i press "yes" button and select D7.Hlp
file, it doesnt show me releted help

it seems i receive this error only on selecting error message in message
window.
pressing F1 works with components and code.

how to fix this problem ??

Thanks
Kamlesh

Hans-Peter Diettrich

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Mar 1, 2007, 1:03:59 PM3/1/07

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Kamlesh wrote:

> when i select any error message in message window and press F1 i receive a
> error message
> "Cannot find the C:Program FilesBorlandDelphi7Helpd7.hlp file. Do you want
> to try to find this file your self?"

Are you sure that the backslashes are missing in the file name?

If so, it looks like a misinterpretation of backslashes as C style
escape characters, and I really don't wonder why no help file can be found.

DoDi

Kamlesh

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Mar 1, 2007, 1:22:40 PM3/1/07

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Thanks For Reply
yeh, backslashes are missing in the file name(in error message)
it was working perfectly well, suddenly dont know what went wrong ??!!

Regards
Kamlesh

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Craig Farrell

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Mar 1, 2007, 2:01:32 PM3/1/07

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Hi,

> yeh, backslashes are missing in the file name(in error message)
> it was working perfectly well, suddenly dont know what went wrong ??!!

I suggest checking the files in ..\Delphi7\Help for the
most recently altered file. Compare the directory to
the one on CD, Don't forget to show hidden files in
your compare. I think a .gid file might be bad (these
files are hidden). If I remember correctly, deleting
a .gid will force a regeneration but, of course, you
should back everything up beforehand. I think also,
the .ftg can go bad (compare it to the one on CD).

--Craig

Michael Fritz

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Mar 2, 2007, 2:39:46 AM3/2/07

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"Hans-Peter Diettrich" wrote in message
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> Kamlesh wrote:
>
>> when i select any error message in message window and press F1 i receive a
>> error message
>> "Cannot find the C:Program FilesBorlandDelphi7Helpd7.hlp file. Do you want
>> to try to find this file your self?"
>
> Are you sure that the backslashes are missing in the file name?

Yes, sometimes I get this annoying error, in D7, too. The help file is at
the correct path but the IDE dismisses the backslashes for some reasons and
fails to find it.

I do not know what causes this, a restart of the IDE helps however.

--
cu,
Michael

Kamlesh

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Mar 3, 2007, 9:20:00 PM3/3/07

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Thanks Craig
i tried copyig all files from help directory on CD, but still receiving same
error,
dont understand whats causing it, ??

Regards
Kamlesh

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Craig Farrell

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Mar 5, 2007, 2:04:42 PM3/5/07

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Hi,

> i tried copyig all files from help directory on CD, but still receiving same
> error,

I hope you deleted D7.gid beforehand. It is a hidden
file. You cannot copy a fresh one, it is generated.

--Craig