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- TeeChart Pro v4 VCL
- Help files Installation Instructions
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-
- The installer automatically registers the TeeChart Pro v4
- help files and merges them with Delphi help system.
-
- If you want to manually install TeeChart Pro v4 help files
- please follow the instructions below.
-
- For Delphi 1,2 and C++ Builder 1, please refer to Borland's
- documentation on installing 3rd party help files and the
- sections below.
-
- There are two help files:
-
- -- TeeChart.hlp
- -- TeeUser.hlp
-
- The TeeChart help file is used at design-time. Contains
- all Components Reference and User Guide manual.
-
- The TeeUser help file is only used by the Chart Editor
- dialogs and only at run-time and only if exists on the
- target machine and it's correctly installed at Windows registry.
- Contains explanations for run-time dialog controls intended
- for end-users (your users).
- Source code of TeeUser help file is provided in RTF format
- under the Help\Sources folder. You can freely modify or
- translate it.
-
- Manual installation:
- ====================
-
- Delphi 3, 4 and C++ Builder 3 Instructions
- =============================================
-
- To install the TeeChart.hlp file under Delphi 3, 4 and
- C++ Builder 3, edit this text file using notepad:
-
- \Program Files\Borland\Delphi xx\Help\Delphixx.CFG
-
- (For C++ Builder: \Program Files\Borland\CBuilder\Help\BCBhelp.CFG )
-
- Check this file has this line:
-
- :Link teechart.hlp
-
- If not, add yourself the above line, close and re-open Delphi
- or C++ Builder.
-
- Optionally, edit the Delphixx.CNT file and add this line at
- the "Index" section on top of the file:
-
- :Index TeeChart=teechart.hlp
-
- With this two entries in the above files, Delphi and C++
- Builder shows the TeeChart help index merged with the other
- standard topics.
-
-
- Windows 95 and Windows NT notes:
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-
- Windows 95 and NT "register" all help files in a special
- REGISTRY entry.
-
- Run the Windows REGEDIT.EXE (or REGEDT32.EXE) application and
- go to this registry branch:
-
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Help
-
- Check TEECHART.HLP is there pointing to the correct
- installation path:
-
- c:\teechart\help
-
- Also check the "TeeUSER.hlp" help file is also correctly
- installed at Windows registry.
- TeeUSER help file is optionally used by the Chart Editor dialog
- at run-time.
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-
- Delphi 2.0 INSTRUCTIONS
- ========================
-
- 1) Close Delphi 2.0 and ALL other Borland applications
- that use the MULTIHLP.DLL (like Paradox, Delphi 1.0, etc)
-
- 2) Go to Delphi 2.0 folder ( c:\program files\borland\delphi 2.0 )
- and go to the \HELP\TOOLS folder
-
- 3) You will see there is this executable:
-
- HELPINST.EXE
-
- 4) Run HELPINST.EXE
-
- 5) Click on the menu item: "File ---> Open" and
- select the DELPHI.HDX file,
- which should be located at:
-
- c:\program files\borland\delphi 2.0\bin\delphi.hdx
-
- 6) You should see a list of HELP files together with
- the path location for each help file.
-
- If a help file can not be located, HELPINST will
- show a "* not found*" message.
-
- If this is the case ( not found help files ), you
- should manually enter the paths for all help files.
-
- To do this, click on menu: "Options-->Search Paths"
-
- and type the appropiate paths.
-
- The main path where Delphi 2.0 help files are located
- is:
-
- c:\program files\borland\delphi 2.0\help
-
- BUT, AS HELPINST IS A 16 BIT EXECUTABLE, THE PATH
- SHOULD BE TYPED IN "DOS" FORMAT:
-
- c:\progra~1\borland\delphi~1.0\help
-
-
- 7) Repeat the step 6 until all help files show their
- correct path.
-
- 8) Check you don't have an OLD TeeChart help file.
- If so, click on "TEECHART.KWF" and click on menu:
-
- "Keywords --> Delete Keyword File"
-
- to remove the OLD teeChart help file.
-
- 9) Now, add the NEW TeeChart help file.
-
- Click on "Keywords --> Add Keyword File"
-
- and select the TEECHART.KWF file, which is
- installed by default at:
-
- c:\teechart\help\teechart.kwf
-
-
- 10) You should see TEECHART.KWF and the location path
- ( default c:\teechart\help )
-
- 11) Now you are ready to re-compile the Delphi keyword
- file.
- Just close HELPINST.EXE and click "YES" to save
- changes.
- HELPINST.EXE will recompile the keyword file and
- will close.
-
- 12) Now you can start again Delphi 2.0 and test if TeeChart
- help file is correctly installed.
-
- Drag a TChart component on a Form and press F1 key.
- The TChart help topic page should appear.
-
- If not, something is wrong either with your Delphi
- installation or with Windows installation.
-
- Note: If you installed Delphi 3 beta or final release,
- Delphi 2.0 help system may malfunction.
-
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-
-
- Delphi 1.0 INSTRUCTIONS
- ===========================
-
- 1) Close Delphi 1.0 and ALL other Borland applications
- that use the MULTIHLP.DLL (like Paradox, Delphi 2.0, etc)
-
- 2) Go to Delphi 1.0 help folder ( c:\delphi\help )
-
- 3) You will see there is this executable:
-
- HELPINST.EXE
-
- 4) Run HELPINST.EXE
-
- 5) Click on the menu item: "File ---> Open" and
- select the DELPHI.HDX file,
- which should be located at:
-
- c:\delphi\bin\delphi.hdx
-
- 6) You should see a list of HELP files together with
- the path location for each help file.
-
- If a help file can not be located, HELPINST will
- show a "* not found*" message.
-
- If this is the case ( not found help files ), you
- should manually enter the paths for all help files.
-
- To do this, click on menu: "Options-->Search Paths"
-
- and type the appropiate paths.
-
- The main path where Delphi 1.0 help files are located
- is:
-
- c:\delphi\bin
-
- REMEMBER, AS HELPINST IS A 16 BIT EXECUTABLE, THE PATH
- SHOULD BE TYPED IN "DOS" FORMAT, NOT WITH LONG NAMES.
-
-
- 7) Repeat the step 6 until all help files show their
- correct path, appending the path to "Options-->Search Paths".
-
- 8) Check you don't have an OLD TeeChart help file.
- If so, click on "TEECHART.KWF" and click on menu:
-
- "Keywords --> Delete Keyword File"
-
- to remove the OLD teeChart help file.
-
- 9) Now, add the NEW TeeChart help file.
-
- Click on "Keywords --> Add Keyword File"
-
- and select the TEECHART.KWF file, which is
- installed by default at:
-
- c:\teechart\help\teechart.kwf
-
-
- 10) You should see TEECHART.KWF and the location path
- ( default c:\teechart\help )
-
- 11) Now you are ready to re-compile the Delphi keyword
- file.
-
- Click on "File--->Save"
-
- HELPINST.EXE will recompile the keyword file without
- showing any message.
- You can then close HELPINST.
-
- 12) Now you can start again Delphi 1.0 and test if TeeChart
- help file is correctly installed.
-
- Drag a TChart component on a Form and press F1 key.
- The TChart help topic page should appear.
-
- If not, something is wrong either with your Delphi
- installation or with Windows installation.
- Please check you have the correct version of
- MULTIHLP.DLL.
- The one we have at teeMach, SL is version 1.04,
- file size: 55296 bytes, date: 24/Aug/1995.
-
- Notes:
- -------
- You might want to remove all TeeChart help files EXCEPT
- the right one in c:\teechart\help folder.
- This is always a good "cleaning" task and can avoid
- conflicts with old help files.
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