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                  The Resource Compiler HELPITEM Statement
 
HELPITEM application-window-id, help-subtable-id, extended-helppanel-id
 
The HELPITEM statement defines the help items in a help table. The
statement, permitted only in a HELPTABLE statement, specifies the resource
identifier of an application window for which help is provided and the
resource identifiers of the help subtable and extended help panel associated
with the application window.
 
You can provide any number of HELPITEM statements in a HELPTABLE statement.
You should provide one HELPITEM statement for each application window for
which help is provided.
 
Field                  Description
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application-window-id  Specifies the resource identifier of an application
                       window for which help is provided.
 
help-subtable-id       Specifies the resource identifier of the help
                       subtable associated with the specified application
                       window.
 
extended-helppanel-id  Specifies the resource identifier of the extended
                       help panel associated with the specified application
                       window.
 
Example
 
This example defines a help item that associates a help subtable called
IDSUB_FILEMENU and an extended help panel called IDEXT_APPHLP with an
application window called IDWIN_FILEMENU.
 
HELPITEM IDWIN_FILEMENU, IDSUB_FILEMENU, IDEXT_APPHLP
 
See Also
 
HELPSUBITEM, HELPSUBTABLE, HELPTABLE, SUBITEMSIZE
 
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