Help Functions
Together with DataView a comprehensive MS-HTML information system is delivered. All information are context-sensitive, but can also be reached via lists of contents, index or navigation elements. There are additional quick infos directly in the DataView system masks.
Toolbar Help Button
- Opens the starting page of the information system in the standard MS-HTML viewer.
- [F1]
- Opens the help page for the currently active object (for the active mask or the active field) in the standard MS-HTML viewer. You get context-sensitive information about the active system mask or the active field. If no object is active, starting page of the information system will be opened.
- Quick Info for Fields
- When fields are entered in Mask-Edit state (active field), a short description will appear in the window info-bar.
- Quick Info for Buttons
- For push-buttons in masks there is an extra quick-info. Explaining text will appear if the mouse pointer is placed over the button.
- Tip of the Day
- At DataView start, a Tip of the Day window automatically appears, if TodStartUp is set in the desktop folder of the clients setting tool.
If you want to call year-old help systems, you can use the standard userexit hlp_cal_txt. Quick infos for fields and buttons are part of the object definition (full description for field object, comment for button object). The Tip of the Day window can be opened with the standard userexit hlp_set_tip.