>I'm getting ready to begin the horrific task of putting online help in a rather large and confusing application. To do this I want the best tools (little) money can buy.
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>I know VFP has a help system with it. Is this easy to use?
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>I've also looked at shareware ones. For shareware, they tend to be expensive. I have no idea how much a commercial one costs.
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>I'd like something that's easy to use and interfaces well with VFP. If the one from VFP fits those qualifications, where can I get more info on it. The book I have has a small chapter, and only part of that is on the kind of help that looks like Windows Help. The rest is on some other kind that I haven't quite figured out, yet.
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>Any suggestions?
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>Thanks,
Michelle, we used RoboHelp on a VFP3 app and found it quite easy. Their training video helped us over the learning curve. If you'll need printed documentation as well as HLP files, check out DOC-to-Help - I think it provides the most power in this area.
HTH
Barbara