HTML help with engined application

[Piotr Chabot Stadhouders]

Hi,

I have read the 4D documentation and successfully created a test HTML help
within my 4d application. I know that there are at least 2 places in an
engined application to put the html files. 1 file next to the structure file
with the same name, and 1 or more files in the Mac4DX / Win4Dx folder. The
first file does respond to the F1 key, the others don¹t. In the menu bar the
two types are separated by a separator.

My questions (using 2004.7r3):
1. The help menu starts with another separator, giving the impression that
there can be another group of html files. Does anybody know why / where?
2. Are there more ³smart² places to put html help files?
3. Does anyone have other nice tips for setting up help within a 4D engined
app, running on Apple and Windows?
4. Are there important changes in 4D v11?

Thanks

Piotr Chabot Stadhouders
Matadex bv
The Netherlands



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[Thomas Fitch]

Piotr,

There are a few points I would like to make to help you out here:

1. The Mac4DX and Win4DX folders are used in previous versions of 4D and
should not be used in 4D 2004 (or 4D v11 SQL). Unrelated to the HTML Help
issue, but you might want to check and see if you still have plug-ins in
those folders and upgrade them to the latest version if you do.

2. You can programmatically include the HTML help files when you build your
merged application. Here is a link to a Tech Tip on that topic:

http://www.4d.com/knowledgebase?CaseID=47216

3. You might want to place the .htm file in the Plugins folder instead of
next to the structure file. For 4D Server if you want the help file to be
accessible to all the client workstations, place it in the Plugins folder.
It will then be transferred to the client workstations automatically.

4. You can find out more about HTML Help on page 1285 of the 4D v11 SQL
Design Reference or page 853 of the 4D 2004 Design Reference. The download
page for those documents is:

http://www.4d.com/support/documentation.html

Tom Fitch
Technical Services Team Member
4D, Inc.
 -----Original Message-----
From: Piotr Chabot Stadhouders [mailto:p.stadhouders@...]
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:21 AM
To: 4d_tech@...
Subject: HTML help with engined application

Hi,

I have read the 4D documentation and successfully created a test HTML help
within my 4d application. I know that there are at least 2 places in an
engined application to put the html files. 1 file next to the structure file
with the same name, and 1 or more files in the Mac4DX / Win4Dx folder. The
first file does respond to the F1 key, the others don¹t. In the menu bar the
two types are separated by a separator.

My questions (using 2004.7r3):
1. The help menu starts with another separator, giving the impression that
there can be another group of html files. Does anybody know why / where?
2. Are there more ³smart² places to put html help files?
3. Does anyone have other nice tips for setting up help within a 4D engined
app, running on Apple and Windows?
4. Are there important changes in 4D v11?

Thanks

Piotr Chabot Stadhouders
Matadex bv
The Netherlands
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[Spencer Hinsdale]

On 5/14/08 2:20 AM, "Piotr Chabot Stadhouders" <p.stadhouders@...>
wrote:
>
> My questions (using 2004.7r3):
> 1. The help menu starts with another separator, giving the impression that
> there can be another group of html files. Does anybody know why / where?

Bundled Plug-Ins like 4D Pack and 4D Internet Commands include Help files
that automatically appear in this menu.  To "disable" just delete the Help
file from the Plug-In Bundle.

-spencer

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