Customizing help in BDS2007

[Andrew Smith]

Hi all,

In Borland C++ Builder 6, there was a Help->Customize menu, which brought up
an OpenHelp window which allowed me to add new .hlp and .toc files. There
doesn't seem to be an equivalent in BDS 2007 - how do I integrate
third-party help files into the BDS help system?

Cheers,

Andrew

[Pete Fraser]

The new help is HtmlHelp2.
You will need to convert your help to HtmlHelp2 format to be useable in
BDS2007 onwards.
Applications such as GenHelpPro and Doc-O-Matic do this for you from a
single set of files.
To integrate help files you need a help installer which does this for you.
GenHelpPro comes with a help installer and HelpWare have one also

Pete
GenHelpPro: Making help writing fun
www.frasersoft.net/genhelp

Post by Andrew Smith
Hi all,
In Borland C++ Builder 6, there was a Help->Customize menu, which brought
up an OpenHelp window which allowed me to add new .hlp and .toc files.
There doesn't seem to be an equivalent in BDS 2007 - how do I integrate
third-party help files into the BDS help system?

[Andrew Smith]

Thanks Pete,

Can't believe that CodeGear haven't provided an automated tool to do this,
but after modifying a bunch of ini files I managed to work it out.

Andrew

Post by Pete Fraser
The new help is HtmlHelp2.
You will need to convert your help to HtmlHelp2 format to be useable in
BDS2007 onwards.
Applications such as GenHelpPro and Doc-O-Matic do this for you from a
single set of files.
To integrate help files you need a help installer which does this for you.
GenHelpPro comes with a help installer and HelpWare have one also
Pete
GenHelpPro: Making help writing fun
www.frasersoft.net/genhelp

Post by Andrew Smith
Hi all,
In Borland C++ Builder 6, there was a Help->Customize menu, which brought
up an OpenHelp window which allowed me to add new .hlp and .toc files.
There doesn't seem to be an equivalent in BDS 2007 - how do I integrate
third-party help files into the BDS help system?