Source files for Oracle Help

Source files are the files that enable your project to work exactly the way you designed it. When you generate Oracle Help, the source files are created in a subfolder named "Oracle Help." This folder is saved in your project folder. The Oracle Help source files that are copied into this folder include:

File:

Description:

*.HS file

Helpset file. The Helpset file points to a set of map files and defines an associated set of navigational views such as the table of contents, index, and search. The Helpset file is in XML format and consists of tags separating the file into sections — title, topic ID maps, navigational views, etc.

*.JAR

Compressed Oracle Help file. When you generate Oracle Help files you are given the option to create a compressed output file. If you select this option, all of the output files in your project are compressed into a file with the extension .JAR.

default.css

Cascading style sheet file. Default.css is the default cascading style sheet applied to all topics in your project. Cascading style sheet is the term for HTML styles developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). "Cascading" refers to the hierarchy of the three styles (external style sheets, embedded, inline) when they are used in combination.

eHelp.xml

WebSearch file. If you add WebSearch functionality to your project, the eHelp.xml file enables WebSearch to work properly. It contains all of the search settings you specify, as well. The file uses XML and was created by eHelp Corporation specifically for WebSearch.

fts.idx

Full-text search file. This file contains the full-text search database. If you add full-text search functionality to your project this database is searched when your users enter words and phrases.

index.xml

Index file. The index file describes content and layout to the index navigator. This file uses XML and follows the index file format described in the Oracle Help for Java 3.2/4.1 specification.

link.xml

Link file for associative links, also known as ALinks. The link file is used by Oracle Help to generate the list of topics associated with a particular ALink keyword. This file is in XML format.

map.xml

Map file. A map file is used to associate Help topic IDs with the HTML files containing the Help content and with Window Types defined in the HelpSet. These IDs and the map file are used in the API for context-sensitive calls, in the table of contents files, and in index files. The format of the map file for Oracle Help is similar to the file format outlined in the JavaHelp 1.0 specification.

toc.xml

Table of contents file. The table of contents file describes content and layout to the TOC view so the user sees the table of contents exactly the way you designed it. The file is in XML format and follows the table of contents file format described in the Oracle Help for Java 3.2/4.1 specification.

Note: Source files are not viewable from the Project tab in the left-hand pane of RoboHELP. Use the Windows Explorer to view the Oracle Help folder and corresponding files.