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> I need to create a help system that consists of several help "books" =
> listed in a sort of Table of Contents or Library. The issue is that the =
> TOC/Library needs to be dynamically updatable and searchable, so that =
> users can download additional modules later. Can I do this with HTMLHelp =
> or NetHelp or Winhelp, or some version of .pdf files?
You can do this with WinHelp4 by using Include: statements in the CNT file
to link to multiple help files. See the HCW help file for more info on this.
I use an authoring tool called HDK from Virtual Media
(http://www.vmtech.com), which has special features for constructing this
type of multiple help file system. I believe Virtual Media also has
something called HyperShelf that lets you create a "virtual bookshelf" that
can be dynamically updated, but I've never used it.
