Re: Map files in ForeHelp ?

[Matthew Stern <MAStern -at- PLATSOFT -dot- COM>]

In ForeHelp, you use map files in the following ways:

* You can import a map file that the programmers had generated in Delphi.
ForeHelp tries to match the IDs of controls with the context strings of your
help topics. ForeHelp assigns the context numbers of topics that match. If
ForeHelp cannot match a control ID with a context string, you can assign the
number manually to a topic. (You'll need to refer to the map file as you
select the topic for the context number. Therefore, the programmer should
label controls clearly so that you know which context number goes where.)

* You can generate a map file that the programmers can import in Delphi. In
ForeHelp, you use the Auto-Generate Context Numbers command to assign help
IDs to your help topics. You can then put the help IDs in a separate map
file, which the programmers would bring into Delphi.

I wouldn't assume that the programmers would know what a map file is or how
to incorporate it in their code. You'll want to work with them closely and
check the Delphi documentation about how to incorporate the context numbers
into their code. Of course, you should make sure that the context-sensitive
help gets tested thoroughly.

I'll be speaking about context-sensitive help at the WinHelp Conference next
month in Seattle. If your attending, I hope you'll check it out. Good luck.

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Matthew Stern
Sr. Technical Writer
Platinum Software Corporation
mastern -at- platsoft -dot- com
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There's nothing to be sure of."

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The opinions expressed here are solely my
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