Technical Paper: Delphi Programming for the HTML Help API

Author: Robert Chandler, The HelpWare Group – http://www.helpware.net

Robert is a Microsoft Help MVP and the developer of FAR, a leading utility for HTML Help development.

This paper covers HTML Help programming using Borland’s 32-bit Delphi (that is, Delphi 2 and above). While Delphi does not support HTML Help directly, Delphi is a very rich and flexible programming environment. This paper shows that it takes very little effort to convert WinHelp Delphi applications to HTML Help.

This document covers such subjects as:

  • Connecting to the API
  • Basic help commands
  • Moving from WinHelp to HTML Help
  • Understanding HTML Help programming issues and API commands
  • Reviewing the free Delphi code
  • Connecting HTML Help systems with your Delphi program

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Last updated, September 2002

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