What the deal on generating a help file?

[Just Me]

I generated a help file when HML Help first cane out. At that time I hade to
download the tool from MS to make the file.

Is that still the case. I looked under VS tools and expected to find a tool
there but I didn't.

What are people doing now days to generate Help?



Thanks

 

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,

Html help workshop

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=14188

How to create help file
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/htmlhelp/html/vsconoverauth.asp

Ken
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I generated a help file when HML Help first cane out. At that time I hade to
download the tool from MS to make the file.

Is that still the case. I looked under VS tools and expected to find a tool
there but I didn't.

What are people doing now days to generate Help?



Thanks

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I generated a help file when HML Help first cane out. At that time I hade
to download the tool from MS to make the file.

Is that still the case. I looked under VS tools and expected to find a
tool there but I didn't.

I am not sure if VS.NET installed HTML Help Workshop for me. It's not
installed in VS.NET's tools folder. You can download HTML Help Workshop
here:

Microsoft HTML Help Downloads
<URL:http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/htmlhelp/html/hwMicrosoftHTMLHelpDownloads.asp>

 

[Tym]

Hi,

Html help workshop

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=14188

How to create help file
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/htmlhelp/html/vsconoverauth.asp

I used RoboHelp a couple of years og to write a help file (not html)
with context sentivive help for VB6 - does annyone know if this will
work for VB.Net as I can't seem to find the "context help" proprty
thing for any forms - unless I'm not looking in te eright place of
course!!!

 

[Guest]

If I write a Help Document in Word and save it as a HTML can I tie it to the
program context-sensitive help system?

 

[Cor Ligthert]

Just Me,

In my opinion is this the biggest ommission in VS Net.

I have once seen a beta project however that was in my nothing more than a
page that told what it would be.

There is nothing planned for this in the next version as well.

Cor

 

[Bob Powell [MVP]]

If you're looking to create an application help file then the help workshop
is the best bet as proposed by Herfried and Ken.

If you want to document your application or classes you can use the
VBCommenter power-toy which is available from GotDotNet and the superb NDoc
project documentation tools from SourceForge.

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[Just Me]

Thanks for the info. I've downloaded the workshop.

 

[Cor Ligthert]

Just me,

I generated a help file when HML Help first cane out. At that time I hade
to download the tool from MS to make the file.

I thought you had that one already.



Cor