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Re: OS/2 HELP facility -- how?

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From: Larry Salomon Jr.
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 19:13
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In <1993Jan04.144904.56475@watson.ibm.com> cnadler@vnet.ibm.com (Cliff Nadler) writes:

>In <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?

>If you are trying to make files like the Command Reference or the REXX
>Information, all you will need is the Toolkit and the Information Presentation
>Facility manuals. If you are trying to add help to a program, then you will
>need C-Set/2.

>BTW, the /INF option of the IPFC compiler is now documented.

Some time ago, when I was still a beemer, I wrote a long "How-to" guide for
doing online help for an application.  You could chop out the part about the
C code and use the /INF switch to make an online book instead.

Unfortunately, although I placed this guide at an anon-ftp site, I cannot
remember any of the 2 or 3 sites I placed this at.  Can someone else help
me with this dilemma?

Cheers,
Q
-- 
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 still have made a choice" - Rush  |  on a T-shirt
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From: os2man@panix.com (Larry Salomon Jr.)
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Subject: Re: OS/2 HELP facility -- how?
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Date: 4 Jan 93 19:13:45 GMT
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