Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition HelpFile Property | Language Reference Version 2

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##### Description

> Sets or returns a fully qualified path to a Help File.

##### Syntax

> object.HelpFile [= contextID]

> The HelpFile property syntax has these parts:

> Part | Description
> object | Required. Always the Err object.
> contextID | Optional. Fully qualified path to the Help file.

##### Remarks

> If a Help file is specified in HelpFile, it is automatically called when the user clicks the Help button (or presses the F1 key) in the error message dialog box. If the HelpContext property contains a valid context ID for the specified file, that topic is automatically displayed. If no HelpFile is specified, the VBScript Help file is displayed.

> >     On Error Resume Next
> >     Dim Msg
> >     Err.Clear
> >     Err.Raise 6    'Generate "Overflow" error.
> >     Err.Helpfile = "yourHelp.hlp"
> >     Err.HelpContext = yourContextID
> >     If Err.Number <> 0 Then
> >        Msg = "Press F1 or Help to see " & Err.Helpfile & " topic for" & _
> >        " the following HelpContext: " & Err.HelpContext
> >        MsgBox Msg, , "error: " & Err.Description, Err.Helpfile, Err.HelpContext
> >     End If

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