>>I have an application that properly starts up its Help file when compiled under VFP8.
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>>The same application (though it does have substantial revisions, none directly related to Help support) does exactly nothing when the Help menu item is selected or the F1 key is pressed.
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>>I've done a quick look through VFP9's Help (dv version, not final) and don't see anything noted as changed in this area.
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>>While there's some chance that code changes are implicated, I thought I'd ask in case I missed some differences regarding VFP9 changes to Help.
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>>This all, by the way, is on a local workstation with the Help file sitting in the same directory as the application EXE itself.
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>Are the appropriate two files (foxhhelpps9.dll and foxhhelp9.exe) installed? Is the dll registered (not sure that it has to be, but I think so).

UPDATE: FoxHelp9.exe does NEED to be registered. doing so fixed it.

THANKS!!!
Well I tried running it with those files in the directory where the application is started, but no go. I'll investigate if/what needs registering.

Thanks