How to set the default page for a .CHM file in HTML Help Workshop?

Question

When I open the help (.chm) application, I could see table of contents. By default, the first entry in the file is selected, however I couldn't see the corresponding page data. Instead, I see "This program cannot display the web page" (the default error message that comes in IE7).The page is displayed only when I click on any of the contents on the left side.

Is there a way of showing the page by default without clicking on the entry?

The following code is the .hhp file.

[OPTIONS]
Compatibility = 1.1 or later
Compiled file=Config.chm
Contents file=Config.hhc
Default topic=D:\apps\bin\Debug\html\Databases.htm
Language=0x409 English (United States)
Display compile progress=No
Title=ETL_Config Documentation

[FILES]
D:\apps\bin\Debug\html\Databases.htm
D:\apps\bin\Debug\html\InstanceInformation.htm

possible duplicate of [how to set default page in HTML help work shop](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1945254/how-to-set-default-page-in-html-help-work-shop) — Helen, Jan 12 '11 at 11:49

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 29 '20 at 19:29

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Your default topic should reference a relative file name inside the .CHM file, not a file outside of the .CHM.

edited May 29 '20 at 19:29

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answered Oct 10 '10 at 20:32

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Thanks for the solution. I did find out is was the setting issue. – mengchew0113 May 04 '11 at 03:21

How to set the default page for a .CHM file in HTML Help Workshop?

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