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HelpFile Property Example

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This example adds a custom command bar with a combo box that tracks stock data. The example also specifies the Help topic to be displayed for the combo box when the user presses SHIFT+F1.

  Set myBar = CommandBars _
    .Add(Name:="Custom", Position:=msoBarTop, _
    Temporary:=True)
With myBar
    .Controls.Add Type:=msoControlComboBox, ID:=1
    .Visible = True
End With
With CommandBars("Custom").Controls(1)
    .AddItem "Get Stock Quote", 1
    .AddItem "View Chart", 2
    .AddItem "View Fundamentals", 3
    .AddItem "View News", 4
    .Caption = "Stock Data"
    .DescriptionText = "View Data For Stock"
    .HelpFile = "C:\corphelp\custom.hlp"
    .HelpContextID = 47
End With