Article ID: 190250 - Last Review: May 11, 2006 - Revision: 3.1

BUG: DHTML Page Designer: Cannot find the Mshtml.hlp file

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SYMPTOMS

In the DHTML Page Designer, when you press F1 while the cursor is on an Internet Explorer document object model property, you get the following error message:
Cannot find the c:\...\mshtml.hlp file. Do you want to try to find this file yourself?
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CAUSE

Mshtml.hlp does not exist.
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RESOLUTION

There is not a specific help file for the Internet Explorer document object model. Go to the MSDN Online at the following address for more detailed information on the Internet Explorer document object model:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533043(VS.85).aspx (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533043(VS.85).aspx)
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
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MORE INFORMATION

Steps to reproduce the behavior

  1. Create a new DHTML application.
  2. Add an HTML button and go to the properties window.
  3. Click on a property and press the F1 key. The result is the error message:
    "Cannot find the c:\...\mshtml.hlp file. Do you want to try to find this file yourself?"
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REFERENCES

For more information on the Internet Explorer document object model, see the MSDN Online Web Workshop:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533043(VS.85).aspx (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533043(VS.85).aspx)
For additional information about the DHTML Page Designer, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
190249  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190249/ ) VB 6.0 Readme Part 9: DHTML Page Designer issues
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows 6.0
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