FIX: F1 Help Not Hooked to Some New Dialog Boxes

Last reviewed: September 19, 1997
Article ID: Q156136

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++, Enterprise Edition, version 4.2

SYMPTOMS

If the F1 key (context-sensitive help) is pressed when certain dialog boxes are displayed, the following error message may appear:

   Cannot find <path>\Msdev.hlp, do you want to try to find this
   file yourself?

CAUSE

Some of the dialog boxes that get displayed during SQL operations are not hooked to F1 help. Also, the error message indicates a missing Msdev.hlp file, which is incorrect.

WORKAROUND

Use the Help button on the dialog boxes to get Help.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Microsoft Visual C++, Enterprise Edition, version 5.0.

Keywords          : vcbuglist420 VCEntIss vcfixlist500 kbprg kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbMfc
Version           : 4.2
Platform          : NT WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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Last reviewed: September 19, 1997
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