RE: merging separate help systems in InterHelp?

[Jim Shaeffer <jims -at- spsi -dot- com>]

If the idea is to create a single database in ForeHTML and use 
conditional Topics and Text to output different versions of the 
help, I do it all the time. (Items marked with conditions are 
included in a build If And Only If you explicitly select those 
conditions.) 
However, in an InterHelp project you will have to be _very_ 
careful to segregate the two resulting sets of HTML pages. Watch 
your build directory settings, etc. closely. These settings must 
be controlled manually. That is, there is no logic that says "If 
I build with Condition X on, put the results in directory X."

On the other hand, if the idea is to produce HTML that dynamically 
detects what type of user has signed in and reacts appropriately, 
look to your programmers and Webmasters. 

On the third hand (g), if you are indeed merging existing ForeHelp 
projects, look carefully at the Import function in ForeHelp/HTML. 
(Project > Import). It's not prominent in the documentation but 
it's pretty slick. 

Hope this Helps,
Jim Shaeffer (jims -at- spsi -dot- com)


 

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