[AccessD] VBA Offline Help

[Stuart McLachlan]

A simple test would be to locate (or place) any CHM file on a client's machine and try 
opening it.



On 28 Jul 2022 at 20:17, John Colby wrote:

> My read is that it uses IE to render the file.  If so it probably
> won't work at this client since it shut down my access IE control when
> IE tried to open in the control.  Their IT somehow figures out that IE
> is trying to open and prevents it.
> 
> That is why I went with my XMLHttp thing.  My partner is supposed to
> get my code tested for that but so far has not.
> 
> On Thu, Jul 28, 2022 at 7:53 PM Stuart McLachlan
> <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg> wrote:
> 
> > Doh!
> >
> > WinHlp32.exe was used for .hlp files.
> >
> > .chm files are opened by hh.exe (Microsoft HTML Help Executable)
> >
> > --
> > Stuart
> >
> > On 29 Jul 2022 at 9:49, Stuart McLachlan wrote:
> >
> > > If it's your own .CHM, there is no danger - the danger is from
> > > third party .CHM files of unknown provenance :)
> > >
> > > Yes, they still work from inside Access, at least in my case.
> > > Check out the sample I posted (URL in a previous message).
> > >
> > > CHM files are opened with winhlp32.exe.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Stuart
> > >
> > > On 28 Jul 2022 at 19:01, John Colby wrote:
> > >
> > > > So with all the dangers, do CHM files still work from inside of
> > > > Access FEs?  It seems to indicate perhaps it is viewed by IE
> > > > which at least on my client's systems, the IT department has
> > > > locked out. Or is the CHM file now opened by edge or something?
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Jul 28, 2022 at 6:11 PM Stuart McLachlan
> > > > <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Not just GMail:
> > > > >
> > > > > "Microsoft now considers .chm files to be potentially
> > > > > dangerous. In fact, they are blocked by Outlook, Microsoft´s
> > > > > email client."
> > > > >
> > > > > https://www.comparitech.com/blog/information-security/maliciou
> > > > > s-ch m- files/
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Stuart
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 28 Jul 2022 at 8:24, John Colby wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Do you have any idea why .chm files would be considered
> > > > > > dangerous by gmail?  It complained when I tried to attach
> > > > > > these file to send to a colleague.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 10:51 PM Stuart McLachlan
> > > > > > <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Some clown at MS decide that anyone using an Access
> > > > > > > version after 2013 would always have a good internet
> > > > > > > connection and made F1 go to an MS website for every
> > > > > > > little syntax lookup in VBA. They didn't think about
> > > > > > > people like me :(
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > (Just like the drive to force everyone to Office365! )
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I get really p***ed of when I just want to look up
> > > > > > > something basic.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I've just found a site with the last version of VBA
> > > > > > > offline Help for Access, Powerpoint,Word and Excel Object
> > > > > > > models converted to .CHM.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > It's not perfect, but at least I can now lookup a lot of
> > > > > > > things when developing if the internet is down (not
> > > > > > > uncommon) or when I am out of range of  any internet
> > > > > > > connection (very common when travelling around PNG).
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > https://github.com/OfficeDev/VBA-content/tree/05ff96810741
> > > > > > > 94e2 f6 6f1d 8ee36acceb7a906b 6b/VBA/Offline-Docs
> > > > > > > <https://github.com/OfficeDev/VBA-content/tree/05ff9681074
> > > > > > > 194e 2f 66f1 d8ee36acceb7a906b6b/VBA/Offline-Docs>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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