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- From: cnadler@vnet.ibm.com (Cliff Nadler)
- Subject: Re: OS/2 HELP facility -- how?
- Sender: @watson.ibm.com
- Message-ID: <1993Jan04.144904.56475@watson.ibm.com>
- Date: Mon, 04 Jan 93 14:49:04 GMT
- News-Software: IBM OS/2 PM RN (NR/2) v0.15 by O. Vishnepolsky and R. Rogers
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- Reply-To: cnadler@vnet.ibm.com (Cliff Nadler)
- References: <1993Jan04.083533.9752@kub.nl>
- Organization: IBM T. J. Watson Research
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- 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.
-
- Cliff Nadler
- IBM Federal Systems Company
-
- Note: This post represents the views of the poster, not those of IBM or the
- IBM Federal Systems Company
-