JPegs in HTMLHelp files

[MattP]

Hi folks,

I have created an HTML help file for an Access 2007 database
application, using some HTML documents, some of which have embedded
jpeg pictures.

The HTMLHelp compiles the .chm help file without any problems, but
when I view the help file, the images don't appear (i get the normal X
where the image is supposed to be - suggesting the image isn't
available).

I can't see anything obviously wrong with what I am doing. Has anyone
else experienced this problem?

I looked throught the HTMLHelp options to see if I needed to add the
jpegs separately, but there didn't appear to be any options to add
anything other than the HTML files, alias files and map files.

Any help would be highly appreciated.

Cheers

Matt

[Ulrich Kulle]

On 25 Okt., 16:04, MattP <nos...@pinto44.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
Hi Matt,

better newsgroups for HTMLHelp helpauthoring:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.helpauthoring
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.vstudio.helpauthoring

However, things I see right away that might be the problem ..

(1) Check the HTML code and make sure that the graphics referenced in
the <img> tags have the correct file names and are in the correct
location.

(2) Add the path names of the graphics to the [FILES] list in your
project (.hhp) file. This will ensure that they are compiled into your
help file.

Note to have your "images" directory below your HTMLHelp project file
*.hhp level.

[FILES]
*.css
*.js
images\foobar-1.jpg
images\foobar-2.jpg
html\*.htm

or
images\*.jpg

Of course, you have to edit the project file in a text editor like
Notepad to do this.

Besides the files listed in the [FILES] section of the .hhp file, the
compiler pulls into the .chm file those local files that are directly
referenced in the HTML source and in the contents (.hhc) and index
(.hhk) files.

So, for example, most graphics are directly referenced in the HTML
topic files through <img> elements and don't need to be listed in the
[FILES] section. On the other hand, a graphic that is referenced only
in the style sheet (.css) file linked to those topic files *would*
need to be added to the [FILES] list, as otherwise the compiler would
be unaware of it.

HTH
Best regards
Ulrich Kulle
Microsoft MVP - Windows Help
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http://www.help-info.de
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[MattP]

Many thanks for the information, Ulrich.

I'll look into the suggestions you have given.

Cheers,

Matt

[MattP]

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