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  • Fred Flintstone
    #1

    Creating a Help System

    This one baffles me. I'm using VS.Net 2005 and write desktop apps
    that need built in help. So logically, I figure maybe VS has a help
    system component built in so I search the help.

    Hey! Apparently, all I have to do is create a "Help Project"!
    There's my starting point. So the VS help says:

    "To create a Help project, click on the File menu, choose New and
    follow the wizard's instructions"

    1 - There is no "New" on the file menu. It's New Project or New Web
    site.
    2 - There is no wizard.
    3 - There is no such project as a Help project.
    4 - 200 results in the search eventually take me back to this same
    frustrating page.

    It considerably lowers my intelligence to have to even ask a question
    like this because you assume that the help within a product actually
    helps you with that product. So to save the massive rant (so tempting
    at this point) I'll simply ask;

    How do I create a help system in VS/VB.Net 2005?

    Thanks!

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    • Larry Lard
      #2
      Re: Creating a Help System


      Fred Flintstone wrote:[color=blue]
      > This one baffles me. I'm using VS.Net 2005 and write desktop apps
      > that need built in help. So logically, I figure maybe VS has a help
      > system component built in so I search the help.
      >
      > Hey! Apparently, all I have to do is create a "Help Project"!
      > There's my starting point. So the VS help says:
      >
      > "To create a Help project, click on the File menu, choose New and
      > follow the wizard's instructions"
      >
      > 1 - There is no "New" on the file menu. It's New Project or New Web
      > site.
      > 2 - There is no wizard.
      > 3 - There is no such project as a Help project.
      > 4 - 200 results in the search eventually take me back to this same
      > frustrating page.
      >
      > It considerably lowers my intelligence to have to even ask a question
      > like this because you assume that the help within a product actually
      > helps you with that product. So to save the massive rant (so tempting
      > at this point) I'll simply ask;
      >
      > How do I create a help system in VS/VB.Net 2005?[/color]

      I'm not completely sure, but I think you have been looking at help
      about VS 2003. As you know, lots changed in 2005. I found this page:

      <http://msdn2.microsoft .com/en-us/library/9cwse3xa(VS.80) .aspx>

      which should help you (hoho) with your task.

      Note that you must look at msdn2.microsoft .com, not msdn.microsoft. com,
      for *2005*-specific help. F1 in VS 2005 *should* take you there as
      needed, but I can't comment on whether it does in this case (I only
      have 2005 Express).

      --
      Larry Lard
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        • Peter Macej
          #3
          Re: Creating a Help System

          It seems you need to install VS 2005 SDK first to get help project in VS
          2005. See http://www.helpware.net/mshelp2/vs8/vs8help.htm

          --
          Peter Macej
          Helixoft - http://www.vbdocman.com
          VBdocman - Automatic generator of technical documentation for VB, VB
          ..NET and ASP .NET code

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            • Fred Flintstone
              #4
              Re: Creating a Help System

              That's the thing... That's the help I get when I choose "Search" from
              the help menu in VS.Net 2005. Thanks for the link, I'll check that
              out.

              Thanks!


              On 5 Apr 2006 07:32:55 -0700, "Larry Lard" <larrylard@hotm ail.com>
              wrote:
              [color=blue]
              >
              >Fred Flintstone wrote:[color=green]
              >> This one baffles me. I'm using VS.Net 2005 and write desktop apps
              >> that need built in help. So logically, I figure maybe VS has a help
              >> system component built in so I search the help.
              >>
              >> Hey! Apparently, all I have to do is create a "Help Project"!
              >> There's my starting point. So the VS help says:
              >>
              >> "To create a Help project, click on the File menu, choose New and
              >> follow the wizard's instructions"
              >>
              >> 1 - There is no "New" on the file menu. It's New Project or New Web
              >> site.
              >> 2 - There is no wizard.
              >> 3 - There is no such project as a Help project.
              >> 4 - 200 results in the search eventually take me back to this same
              >> frustrating page.
              >>
              >> It considerably lowers my intelligence to have to even ask a question
              >> like this because you assume that the help within a product actually
              >> helps you with that product. So to save the massive rant (so tempting
              >> at this point) I'll simply ask;
              >>
              >> How do I create a help system in VS/VB.Net 2005?[/color]
              >
              >I'm not completely sure, but I think you have been looking at help
              >about VS 2003. As you know, lots changed in 2005. I found this page:
              >
              ><http://msdn2.microsoft .com/en-us/library/9cwse3xa(VS.80) .aspx>
              >
              >which should help you (hoho) with your task.
              >
              >Note that you must look at msdn2.microsoft .com, not msdn.microsoft. com,
              >for *2005*-specific help. F1 in VS 2005 *should* take you there as
              >needed, but I can't comment on whether it does in this case (I only
              >have 2005 Express).[/color]

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                • Fred Flintstone
                  #5
                  Re: Creating a Help System

                  I'll bet you're correct, thanks!


                  On Wed, 05 Apr 2006 16:37:50 +0200, Peter Macej <peter@vbdocman .com>
                  wrote:
                  [color=blue]
                  >It seems you need to install VS 2005 SDK first to get help project in VS
                  >2005. See http://www.helpware.net/mshelp2/vs8/vs8help.htm[/color]

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