PRB: Pop-up Window Must Use a Unique HTML Help Object ID

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You can use the following HTML code to embed the HTML Help control on a Web page. It also creates a hyperlink that calls the TextPopup() method of the control to display a pop-up window:

   <SCRIPT>MyText="A Popup Example"</SCRIPT>
   
   <OBJECT ID=hhctrl TYPE="application/x-oleobject"
   CLASSID="clsid:adb880a6-d8ff-11cf-9377-00aa003b7a11">
   </OBJECT>
				

   <A HREF=
   JavaScript:hhctrl.TextPopup(MyText,"Verdana,10",9,9,-1,-1)>
   Click here to display an example of an HTML Help pop-up window!</A>.
   <P>
				

NOTE: The ID of this HTML Help object is "hhctrl." The error occurs when there are other HTML Help objects in the same file that share that ID.

In this example, you need to change the ID in two places. The <OBJECT> tag's ID parameter should be changed from "hhctrl" to a unique identifier name. This name is also used in the <HREF> tag to invoke the TextPopup method. The following code illustrates how to change the previous HTML code to use the identifier "hhcustom":

   <SCRIPT>MyText="A Popup Example"</SCRIPT>
   
   <OBJECT ID=hhcustom TYPE="application/x-oleobject"
   CLASSID="clsid:adb880a6-d8ff-11cf-9377-00aa003b7a11">
   </OBJECT>
				

   <A HREF=
   JavaScript:hhcustom.TextPopup(MyText,"Verdana,10",9,9,-1,-1)>
   Click Here to Display an Example of an HTML Help pop-up window!</A>.
   <P>