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HELPSUBITEM (1.2)
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The Resource Compiler HELPSUBITEM Statement
HELPSUBITEM child-window-id, helppanel-id [, integer...]
The HELPSUBITEM statement defines the help subitems in a help subtable. This
statement, which is permitted only in a HELPSUBTABLE statement, specifies
the identifier of a child window for which help is provided, the identifier
of the help panel associated with the child window, and one or more
optional, application-defined integers.
You can provide any number of HELPSUBITEM statements in a HELPSUBTABLE
statement. You should provide one HELPSUBITEM statement for each child
window for which help is provided.
Field Description
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child-window-id Specifies the resource identifier of the child window for
which help is provided.
helppanel-id Specifies the resource identifier of the help panel
associated with the specified child window.
integer Specifies optional, application-defined integers. If you
use this field, you must include the SUBITEMSIZE statement
in the help subtable to specify the size, in words, of each
help subitem in the help subtable. For details about this
statement, see the SUBITEMSIZE topic.
Example
This example defines a help subitem that associates a child window called
IDCLD_FILEMENU with a help panel called IDHP_FILEMENU.
HELPSUBITEM IDCLD_FILEMENU, IDHP_FILEMENU
See Also
HELPITEM, HELPSUBTABLE, HELPTABLE, SUBITEMSIZE
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