Engine.DisplayHelpTopicEx

Syntax

Engine.DisplayHelpTopicEx( helpContextID )

Purpose

Opens a topic referred by the help context ID using NI Help Launcher.

Remarks

Uses the assigned helpcontextID of NI products help content to open it using NI Help Launcher.

Note Online or Offline help Content is launched based on the option selected in NI Help Preference application. If online help is selected, then the help content will open in default browser otherwise NI Offline Help Viewer Application will be used to display the help content. By default, Online help is selected to launch and if the system is offline, it switches to offline help.

Parameters

helpContextID As String

[In] Specifies the help context ID or resource ID assigned for the help topics of NI products.

If you are trying to launch TestStand help content, ensure that the prefix for helpContextID is "ts_".

See Also

Engine.DisplayHelpTopic