SUMMARY
This patch fixes a problem where the Win32 API functions
cannot be found in the index tab or through F1-activated help in the Visual C++
help engine.
NOTE: The Visual C++ Professional version does NOT exhibit the problem
described in this article.
The keyword file was corrected in later
shipments of the Visual C++ Standard Edition, version 4.0.
Visual C++ Standard Edition may display a dialog box
containing the error message
Keyword not found
when you use F1 to access help on any Windows SDK API function. The
function also will not appear in the index dialog box displayed by choosing
Help, then Search in the Visual C++ Developer Studio. However, similarly named
MFC equivalents of SDK functions WILL appear in the index and when using
F1.
The documentation for these missing entries can still be found
using full-text search, which is available from the Query Tab brought up by the
same Help, Search menu selection.
If you do not know if this patch
applies to your copy of Visual C++ Standard Edition, check the size of the .KWD
files in your Msdevstd\Help directory. If Vcbks40.kwd has a size of 685,135
bytes, this patch applies to you.
The Vcbks40.kwd keyword index file had missing entries for
the Win32 SDK. A new index file containing the correct number of keywords is
available. Download the file as described in the MORE INFORMATION section.