Re: OS/2 HELP facility -- how?

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From: Timothy F. Sipples
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 16:37

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In article <1993Jan04.083533.9752@kub.nl> hoppie@kub.nl (Jeroen Hoppenbrouwers) writes:
>In the extensive original IBM OS/2 Reference Guides and Programming Guides
>I cannot find *anything* about OS/2's system help facility. I saw there's
>a Help Manager in the system, and I can call this one, but no word about 
>compiling a help database. How do I create such a beast? Is this a reason
>to get the IBM C-set/2 kit?

In the Toolkit you will get the Information Presentation Facility
Compiler which will let you compile standalone INF files or
application HLP files.  Online documentation for IPFC is provided.
The printed manual is included in the OS/2 Technical Library.

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