What program is opening RichView Help ?

[Nostradamus]

What is the name of the file/program which opens RichView.hlp ?

Can a link to RichView Help be easily added to the Delphi 2010 IDE ?

[Sergey Tkachenko]

Currently, TRichView help is available in
- (obsolete) WinHelp format: http://www.trichview.com/rvfiles/rvhelpfile.zip , can be integrated in Delphi 4-7,
- HTML help: http://www.trichview.com/rvfiles/rvchm.zip , can be opened in standard Windows help,
- PDF: http://www.trichview.com/rvfiles/rv_pdf_manual.zip , can be opened in Adobe Reader
- RTF: http://www.trichview.com/rvfiles/rv_rtf_manual.zip , can be opened in MS Word or any other RTF editor, including TRichView itself;
- online help: http://www.trichview.com/help/
Sorry, integration in D2010 help system is not possible yet.

[Nostradamus]

I could not see anything on this page yet...

http://www.trichview.com/rvfiles/rvchm.zip,

[Nostradamus]

Open Tools menu
GOTO
Configure Tools
click "Add" in Tool Options window
in the Tools Properties window type
Name : RichView HTML Help
Program: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\Firefox.exe (or whatever HTML web-browser you prefer)
Working Dir: (leave Blank)
Parameters: http://www.trichview.com/help/

and voir-la you have help in the Delphi IDE

[lkessler]

Nostradamus: Nice tip. Thanks.

[Nostradamus]

or try this.
download help file (RichView.chm) and place it in folder outside 'Program Files' eg C:\Help
I have been unable to get it to work from Delphi 2010 IDE using Program Files in the file path.

http://www.trichview.com/rvfiles/rvchm.zip

Open Tools menu
GOTO
Configure Tools
click "Add" in Tool Options window
in the Tools Properties window type
Name : RichView CHM Help
Program: C:\Windows\HH.exe
Working Dir: (leave Blank)
Parameters: C:\Help\RichView.chm

[Sergey Tkachenko]

Thanks for the tips.
I corrected links in my original answer (forum added comma to URLs)

[Nostradamus]

I found I had to use
1-TRichView\Help\RichView.chm from rvHelp.zip

I found that the file at

http://www.trichview.com/rvfiles/rvchm.zip

does not work for some reason.

[Sergey Tkachenko]

I just tried, this file is correct.
You can clear the browser cache and redownload it.
But it is not necessary, CHM files from rvchm.zip and rvhelp.zip are identical.

[Nostradamus]

...
download help file (RichView.chm) and place it in folder outside 'Program Files' eg C:\Help
I have been unable to get it to work from Delphi 2010 IDE using Program Files in the file path.

http://www.trichview.com/rvfiles/rvhelp.zip
use RichView.chm in
1-TRichView\Help\RichView.chm from rvHelp.zip

Open Tools menu
GOTO
Configure Tools
click "Add" in Tool Options window
in the Tools Properties window type
Name : RichView CHM Help
Program: C:\Windows\HH.exe
Working Dir: (leave Blank)
Parameters: C:\Help\RichView.chm

[Nostradamus]

I tried redownloading that file
http://www.trichview.com/rvfiles/rvchm.zip

It never works for me ...

Can someone else please download this file, extract it, and left double-click it and see if the following error message appears...
" Web page unavailable offline
Internet Explorer is unable to display this page when you are not connected to the Internet.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please try the following:

To make this page available offline, connect to the Internet, click the Favorites menu, click Add to Favorites, and then select the Make available offline check box.

On the Tools menu, click Synchronize.
When you work offline, select the page from your Favorites list.



Internet Explorer "

[Sergey Tkachenko]

Check file sizes:
rvchm.zip - 1,386,501 byte
RichView.chm inside it - 1,431,552 bytes.
Also make sure that you did not place this file on a network path, and path to this file does not include # character.

[Nostradamus]

Something is definitely strange about that file...at least on my computer.
Anyway the other file in rvhelp.zip works fine for me.

If anyone else has a problem with this file (rvchm.zip) please let us know..