Programmatically Interacting with Document Explorer

The Help2 object is used to programmatically control Microsoft Document Explorer. The Help2 object is a child of DTE in its object hierarchy and can be accessed by using the late-bound DTE.Help property in Visual Studio macros and add-ins. In VSPackages the Help2 object is obtained through the SVsHelp service.

In This Section

• How to: Use a VSPackage Tool Window to Display a Help Topic
  Describes how to obtain the Help2 object by using the SVsHelp service in a tool window that a VSPackage hosts.

• How to: Use an Add-in to Display Information About a Help Topic
  Describes how to obtain the Help2 object through the DTE object in a Visual Studio tool window that an add-in hosts.

• How to: Use a Macro to Display Information About a Help Topic
  Describes how to obtain and use the Help2 object in a Visual Studio macro.

• Creating and Registering Filters
  Provides step-by-step instructions on how to create and register a set of Help filters.

• Creating Custom Search Filters
  Shows how to create and register custom search filters for the Microsoft Document Explorer help viewer.

Related Sections

• Help Integration
  Provides information about how to integrate Help content into Visual Studio.

Change History

Date	History	Reason
July 2008	Updated In This Section to reflect TOC changes.	Information enhancement.