Difficulty accessing some VBA help topics from within MS Access co

[agodfried]

I am having difficulty accessing some help topics. For example, I can get
help for the close method but not the close action. In fact, I can get help
on all method topics but no action topics.

Additionally, when I get a runtime error message dialog during debugging,
clicking the help button does not cause the help topic to appear. I get a
blank help window.

I'm pretty sure these issues are related to missing or incorrect help files
but I don't know how to troubleshoot to find the error.

 

[Brian]

I am having difficulty accessing some help topics. For example, I can get
help for the close method but not the close action. In fact, I can get help
on all method topics but no action topics.

Additionally, when I get a runtime error message dialog during debugging,
clicking the help button does not cause the help topic to appear. I get a
blank help window.

I'm pretty sure these issues are related to missing or incorrect help files
but I don't know how to troubleshoot to find the error.

1. I'm guessing that you are running help from the main Access window.
If you do this, you will NOT see VBA help topics (although you will see
macro help topics). To see VBA help topics, you need to open the VBA editor
and run help from there.

2. Regarding the absence of help from the runtime error dialog box, this
is not uncommon. Basically the Access help system sucks, and seems to get
worse with every version. When I'm working in Access 2002 I often have
Access 97 open at the same time just so I can use Access 97 help, because it
was the last one that was any good.

 

[agodfried]

Brian,
The problem exists when I am in the VBA editor, not in the Access
forms/reports etc interface. I'm guessing that a ?.hlp file is missing since
I get a blank help window rather than an html 'can't find page message.