Application.InvokeHelp method (Visio)

Performs operations that involve the Microsoft Visio Help system.

Syntax

expression.InvokeHelp (bstrHelpFileName, Command, Data)

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
bstrHelpFileName Required String Specifies an HTML file, a URL, a compiled HTML file, or an optional window definition (preceded with a ">" character). If the command being used does not require a file or URL, this value may be "".
Command Required Long The action to perform.
Data Required Long Any data that is required based on the value of the command argument.

Return value

Nothing

Remarks

Using the InvokeHelp method, you can create a custom Help system that is integrated with the Visio Help system. To enable your custom Help to appear in the same MSO Help window as Visio Help, don't specify a window definition in the bstrHelpFileName argument.

The arguments passed to the InvokeHelp method correspond to those described in the HTML Help API. For a list of command values, see the HTML Help API Reference. Microsoft Visual Basic programmers can use the numeric equivalent of the C++ constants defined in the HTML Help API header files.

For example, use the following code to display the Visio Help pane.

Application.InvokeHelp "Visio.chm", 15, 0

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