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Function name : WinHelp

Group: Shell Functions - Library: user32

The WinHelp function starts Windows Help (WINHELP.EXE) and passes additional data indicating the nature of the help requested by the application

Declaration:

BOOL WinHelp(
    HWND  hwnd,	// handle of window requesting Help
    LPCTSTR  lpszHelp,	// address of directory-path string
    UINT  uCommand,	// type of Help
    DWORD  dwData 	// additional data
   );

FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER WinHelp IN user32 As "WinHelpA";
	INTEGER hwnd,;
	STRING  lpHelpFile,;
	INTEGER wCommand,;
	INTEGER dwData

Parameters:

hwnd Identifies the window requesting Help

lpszHelp Points to a null-terminated string containing the path, if necessary, and the name of the Help file

uCommand Specifies the type of help requested

dwData Specifies additional data

Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is TRUE

Comments:

Structure HELPWININFO contains the size and position of either a primary or a secondary Help window. An application can set this information by calling the WinHelp function with the HELP_SETWINPOS value