Microsoft KB Archive/66243

PRWIN9012012: No Contents Screen for SDK Online Reference ID Number: Q66243

3.00 WINDOWS buglist3.00 fixlist3.10

Summary:

PROBLEM ID: WIN9012012

SYMPTOMS When loading SDKADV.HLP, the online reference for the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) version 3.0, into QuickHelp or Programmer’s WorkBench (PWB), no contents screen is displayed.

RESOLUTION Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows version 3.0. There are two methods to avoid this problem:

- Follow the instructions in the &quot;More Information&quot; section below to work around the lack of an initial contents screen.

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- Contact Microsoft Product Support to request an application note that contains an earlier version of the SDKADV.HLP file. This file does display an initial contents screen. Request application note PW0287 &quot;Windows Programmer's Reference, (Advisor Format).&quot; This problem was corrected in Windows version 3.1.

More Information:

To use the version of SDKADV.HLP included with the Windows SDK with the PWB or QuickHelp, perform the following three steps:


 * 1) Make sure that the file SDKADV.HLP is located in the directory specified by the HELPFILES environment variable.
 * 2) Highlight the name of any Windows function, message, or data structure in the PWB source-code window and then invoke the PWB Help system by pressing the F1 key or by clicking the name with the right mouse button. PWB will display information about that Windows function, message, or data structure.
 * 3) At this point, the Help window will contain Index and Contents buttons that will display the index and table of contents, respectively, for the SDK online reference. These buttons may be used to browse through the SDK online reference if assistance with additional topics is required.

If the exact name of the function, message, or data structure for which additional information is needed is not known, use the steps above to get help for a common Windows function (such as the GetMessage function), and then use the Index and Contents buttons to access the necessary information.

A file containing more information on using PWB as a Windows development environment is shipped with version 3.0 of the Windows SDK. The file, PWBINFO.WRI, is copied to the WINDEV directory when the SDK is installed. This file is in Windows Write format.

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