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- From: os2man@panix.com (Larry Salomon Jr.)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer
- Subject: Re: OS/2 HELP facility -- how?
- Message-ID: <C0CG2x.3q8@panix.com>
- Date: 4 Jan 93 19:13:45 GMT
- References: <1993Jan04.083533.9752@kub.nl> <1993Jan04.144904.56475@watson.ibm.com>
- Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC
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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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