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In article <91136.134711RBNTJC@ROHVM1.BITNET>, RBNTJC@ROHVM1.BITNET (Thomas J Cozzolino) writes:
> We are interested in building a Windows application to do the following:
>
> We have a great amount of technical data (text, CAD drawings, etc.) that
> we want to organize and distribute among our PC users.  Also, we'd like to
> be able to run analysis programs directly from this application.  I guess
> I'm describing a "book-like" entity that could serve as a tutorial, and
> gateway into some simulation programs.
>
> What MS Windows-based toolkits are available to build the text and CAD
> information organizer?
>
> Do Hypertext-based toolkits exist that run under Windows?  How do they work?
>
> Can I put "hooks" into this application that can run other programs (i.e.,
> read about a subject, fill in an electronic "form", and then run some program
> and display its results)??

You could use Guide from OWL International. It would let you organize your text,
and launch applications to display your drawings, run simulations etc.
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