PRB: Allowed Limited Number of Mapped Topics in WinHelp 4.03 (189449)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.0
This article was previously published under Q189449 SYMPTOMS
When you call the WinHelp API from an application or from Windows Help
Workshop, the following error message is displayed:
Topic does not exist. Contact your application vendor for an updated
help file (129).
CAUSE
This is a generic error message from WinHelp. One possible cause could be
when there are more than 32,767 (32K) topics mapped in the MAP section of
the Help project.
RESOLUTION
One possible resolution is to have more than one Help project file that
contains less than or equal to 32,767 topics mapped in each Help file.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post
new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.
MORE INFORMATION
Contrary to the WinHelp limitations described in Help Workshop 4.03.0002
documentation that states there is no practical limit for the number of
topics defined in a help file, there is a limit on the number of topics
that can be mapped per Help file. The number of topics that can be mapped
is limited to 32,767 topic IDs in the Help project MAP section. This
includes all topic IDs that are mapped for the Help project, whether the
topic IDs are mapped directly in the MAP section of the Help project or are
mapped in one or more header files.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/11/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB189449 |
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