HM HELPSUBITEM NOT FOUND

The Help Manager sends this message to the application when the user requests help on a field and it cannot find a related entry in the help subtable.

Syntax

param1
USHORT usContext; /* Type of window on which help was requested. */

param2
SHORT sTopic;    /* Topic identifier. */
SHORT sSubTopic; /* Subtopic identifier. */

Parameters

usContext (USHORT) - input

Type of window on which help was requested.

HLPM_WINDOW: An application window.

HLPM_FRAME: A frame window.

HLPM_MENU: A menu window.

sTopic (SHORT) - input

Topic identifier.

For a value of the usContext parameter of HLPM_WINDOW or HLPM_FRAME:

window: Identity of the window containing the field on which help was

requested.

menu: Identity of the submenu containing the field on which help was requested.

sSubTopic (SHORT) - input

Subtopic identifier.

For a value of the usContext parameter of HLPM_WINDOW or HLPM_FRAME:

control: Control identity of the cursored field and on which help was

requested.

For a value of the usContext parameter of HLPM_MENU:

-1: No menu item was selected.

other: Menu item identity of the currently selected submenu item on which help

was requested.

Returns

rc (BOOL) - return

Action indicator.

Remarks

If FALSE is returned from this message, the Help Manager displays the extended help window.

The application has the following options:

• Ignore the notification and not display help for that field or window.
• Display its own window.
• Use the HM_DISPLAY_HELP message to tell the Help Manager to display a particular window.

Default Processing

None.