Content of a CHM file is not shown on a shared drive

Applies to
ApexSQL Doc, ApexSQL Doc for MySQL

Summary
This article explains what to do when the contents of a CHM file, generated by ApexSQL Doc, is not shown on a shared drive

Cause
Security patches released for Windows operating systems can by default limit the ability of viewing active content (which includes all CHM content) on a network or shared drives

Resolution
This setting can be overridden on an individual client machine in order to view the CHM file content. To do this, paste the following code into a *.reg file and then double-click the file to add it to the Windows Registry

REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftHTMLHelp]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftHTMLHelp1.xItssRestrictions]
“MaxAllowedZone”=dword:00000004

Note that allowing a machine to view active content on remote machines, increased the security risk

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ApexSQL Doc documents SQL Servers, databases, objects, and SSIS packages in a single document. Create database documentation in a variety of formats including compiled help (.CHM), HTML and MS Word. Schedule your documentation process unattended with the help of the CLI

Last updated
April 7, 2013