[DUG] Runtime setting of HelpKeyword

[delphi at paulanorman.info]

Dear NZ Group,

If I set the helpkey string at run time, and immeadiately showmessage it. its there ok.

     thisCOntrol :=  thisForm.Controls[countCntrls ] ;

   if  (thisCOntrol.HelpKeyword = '') and fileexists(pancommonvars.panProgPath + 'html\'+buildKYWRD + '.html') then
                       begin
                         thisCOntrol.HelpKeyword := buildKYWRD ;
                           thisControl.HelpType := htKeyword;
                 
                   //   *** both the following (equiv) work and show the string in buildKYWRD 

                             showMessage(thisForm.Controls[countCntrls ].HelpKeyword  );
                             showMessage(thisCOntrol.HelpKeyword )
                       end;

However when I later access it in the same sesion of the application - (with no code that removes it in the project at all) - its blank.


     // this comes out blank!
         showmessage((screen.ActiveControl as tcontrol).HelpKeyword);


Can this property be set at runtime?  
Should it persist for the current sesion of the application?

I'm using D2005 PRO UPDATE 3

Paul
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