Last Windows SDK working with PB5.60 and Windows 10 x64

Fluid Byte · **Posted:** Mon May 29, 2017 10:00 am

Years ago I did a lot of WinAPI stuff in PB and remember having context sensitive, offline help just by pressing F1 in the Editor. This is extremely helpful and a true time saver. Again, that was a long time ago and the new SDK's don't work because they won't install offline help files anymore. I could live with that if at least I will be redirected to the correct page on MSDN by pressing F1 but it doesn't work with Windows 10 SDK or Windows 7.1 SDK. I tried Windows Server 2003 R1 too but I won't let me install because I get "error 1606" every time.

So who is using Windows 10, the latest PB version 5.60 and got any PSDK offline help to work in the editor?

chi · **Posted:** Mon May 29, 2017 12:43 pm

Got Visual Studio installed?

If so, open HlpViewer.exe and add/download "Windows Desktop Application Development"

Compiler following code to PbHlpViewer.exe (edit commandline to fit your needs, I'm using VS2015 Community)

Code:

If CountProgramParameters() = 1
  search$ = ProgramParameter(0)
  If Right(search$, 1) = "_"
    search$ = RTrim(search$, "_")
    RunProgram("C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Help Viewer\v2.2\HlpViewer.exe", "/catalogName VisualStudio14 /launchingApp Microsoft,VisualStudio,14 /helpQuery " + Chr(34) + "method=f1&query=" + search$ + Chr(34), "")
  EndIf
EndIf

Create a new IDE Tool entry

Code:

Commandline: ...\PathTo\PbHlpViewer.exe
Arguments: %WORD
Event: Menu Or Shortcut
... and pick a Shortcut

Place the cursor over an API command and press the Shortcut.

Fluid Byte · **Posted:** Mon May 29, 2017 1:10 pm

chi wrote:

Got Visual Studio installed?

Nope. Anyway, I found this download: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downloa ... x?id=12261

Ignore the "PSDK-FULL.exe", just download the cabinet files. Right-click "PSDK-FULL.1.cab" and extract (requires WinRAR).

It's pretty outdated but I works great, especially combined with auto-complete for API functions.

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