IHelpSystem Class Reference

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Detailed Description

This interface provides access to the 3ds Max Help system.

To display help related to the product, use the MaxSDK::IHelpSystem::ShowProductHelpForTopic() function. The 3ds Max product help can either be displayed from online servers (default behavior) or from a local path. Can be use to get and set help location preferences. Maxscript help is always accessed online. This is not meant to control "Additional Help" (help for installed third-party plug-ins and add-ons).

// Set the help location to be online
MaxSDK::IHelpSystem * helpSys = MaxSDK::IHelpSystem::GetInstance();
helpSys->SeProducttHelpLocation( MaxSDK::IHelpSystem::OnlineHelp );

#include <helpsys.h>

Inheritance diagram for IHelpSystem:

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Public Types
enum	ProductHelpLocationType { OnlineHelp, LocalHelp }
	Possible 3ds Max product help locations. More...
Public Member Functions
virtual ProductHelpLocationType	ProductHelpLocation () const =0
	Returns the current 3ds Max product help location method.
virtual void	SeProducttHelpLocation (ProductHelpLocationType location=OnlineHelp)=0
	Sets the product help location to be Autodesk web site or local network. Saves the value to the ini file.
virtual const MCHAR *	LocalProductHelpPath () const =0
	Get the current local product help path, that is used when MaxSDK::IHelpSystem::ProductHelpLocation() is OnlineHelp.
virtual void	SetLocalProductHelpPath (const MCHAR *path)=0
	Sets the current local help location, that is used when MaxSDK::IHelpSystem::ProductHelpLocation() is LocalHelp. Saves the value to the ini file.
virtual const MCHAR *	DefaultLocalProductHelpPath () const =0
	Get the default local product help path to the default local help path setting.
virtual void	ShowProductHelp () const =0
	Shows the 3ds Max Product Help. The current settings are used to determine if help is displayed from an online or a local location.
virtual void	ShowProductHelpForTopic (int contextId) const =0
	Shows the 3ds Max Product Help for a specific topic. The current settings are used to determine if help is displayed from an online or a local location.
virtual void	ShowProductHelpForTopic (const MCHAR *topic) const =0
	Shows the product help for a specific topic provided as a string (if some help system is available).
virtual void	ShowMaxscriptHelp (const MCHAR *searchFor=NULL) const =0
	Shows the Maxscript documentation.
virtual void	OpenChmFile (const MCHAR *path) const =0
	Opens a chm file.
Static Public Member Functions
static IHelpSystem *	GetInstance ()
	Returns the IHelpSystem interface.

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Member Enumeration Documentation

enum ProductHelpLocationType

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Possible 3ds Max product help locations.

Enumerator:

OnlineHelp	Help is displayed from Autodesk's servers. Actual online location can not be changed. Help is displayed from a local path. The actual path can be controlled using MaxSDK::IHelpSystem::SetLocalProductHelpPath(). Search for all occurrences
LocalHelp	Search for all occurrences

                                 {
        OnlineHelp
        , LocalHelp
    };

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Member Function Documentation

virtual ProductHelpLocationType ProductHelpLocation

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const [pure virtual]

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Returns the current 3ds Max product help location method.

virtual void SeProducttHelpLocation

(

ProductHelpLocationType

location = OnlineHelp

)

[pure virtual]

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Sets the product help location to be Autodesk web site or local network. Saves the value to the ini file.

virtual const MCHAR* LocalProductHelpPath

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const [pure virtual]

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Get the current local product help path, that is used when MaxSDK::IHelpSystem::ProductHelpLocation() is OnlineHelp.

virtual void SetLocalProductHelpPath

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const MCHAR *

path

)

[pure virtual]

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Sets the current local help location, that is used when MaxSDK::IHelpSystem::ProductHelpLocation() is LocalHelp. Saves the value to the ini file.

virtual const MCHAR* DefaultLocalProductHelpPath

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const [pure virtual]

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Get the default local product help path to the default local help path setting.

virtual void ShowProductHelp

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const [pure virtual]

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Shows the 3ds Max Product Help. The current settings are used to determine if help is displayed from an online or a local location.

virtual void ShowProductHelpForTopic

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int

contextId

)

const [pure virtual]

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Shows the 3ds Max Product Help for a specific topic. The current settings are used to determine if help is displayed from an online or a local location.

virtual void ShowProductHelpForTopic

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const MCHAR *

topic

)

const [pure virtual]

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Shows the product help for a specific topic provided as a string (if some help system is available).

virtual void ShowMaxscriptHelp

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const MCHAR *

searchFor = NULL

)

const [pure virtual]

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Shows the Maxscript documentation.

virtual void OpenChmFile

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const MCHAR *

path

)

const [pure virtual]

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Opens a chm file.

static IHelpSystem* GetInstance

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[inline, static]

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Returns the IHelpSystem interface.

                                       {
        return static_cast<IHelpSystem*>(GetCOREInterface(IID_IHelpSystem));
    }