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Subject:Online help From:Donna Williams <r3592z -at- EMAIL -dot- SPS -dot- MOT -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 28 Apr 1999 14:51:12 -0700
Can anyone out there explain, from beginning to end, how a help file
becomes functional help within a software application?
Let me expand on that.
My objective is to incorporate help into an inhouse application that is
written in C code. The application runs on an OpenVMS platform.
I have created the help project in ForeHelp.
I will be using the OpenVMS version of Hyperhelp to compile and view the
file.
Once I compile the help file, how does it get linked to the application.
I would also like the help to be context-sensitive. What is required
from the developers for this to happen? What kinds of questions do I
need to ask the developers?
If you have actually gone through this entire process successfully, I
would love to hear from you. Thusfar, I have only encountered writers
who have the mapping given to them and they simply plug the numbers in
as they create the help file. I need to know a little more than that.
Thanks,
Donna
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