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YarrisME
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Using URL's to help chm files

  • March 5, 2007
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I am investigating using RoboHelp for producing out Help files/user Guides and training manuals as it will eliminate repetative work and keep versioning control. However our application is a J2EE based product on an ASP model. Can we produce a seperate site for the Help files produced by Robohelp and have context sensitive help in the application open up a URL in the help files via a reference tag.
ie The application has a code eg. called "creating order", how would this be passed to the Robohelp files to bring up the right pages??
Any help would be appriciated.
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    Correct answer Peter Grainge
    Welcome to the forum.

    Won't this be a web hosted application sitting on a server? If so I don't think you want a CHM file as the help, the correct format would be WebHelp. Why? See the topic below which explains why CHM files don't work on a server without hacking the registry, which your customers might not appreciate.

    http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/chm_mspatch/896358.htm

    If you then decide to go with WebHelp there are some topics on my site about calling that form of help.

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    Peter Grainge
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    Peter GraingeCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    March 5, 2007
    Welcome to the forum.

    Won't this be a web hosted application sitting on a server? If so I don't think you want a CHM file as the help, the correct format would be WebHelp. Why? See the topic below which explains why CHM files don't work on a server without hacking the registry, which your customers might not appreciate.

    http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/chm_mspatch/896358.htm

    If you then decide to go with WebHelp there are some topics on my site about calling that form of help.

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