You should definitely get away from the VFP database-style help! If your Word Processor is Word, there are several doc-to-help packages out there - but if you're using a different word processor, I'd suggest looking at ForeHelp.

We're also on the cusp of a change from the common 'Windows-Style' help format to an HTML format - you should probably go directly to HTML help files! I think the current version of ForeHelp handles both.

Some may say that usiing Word as a basis for your help files allow you to write your documentation once. I don't buy it! The proper format and organization for a help file is different enough to require massaging (althoug you'll do a lot of cut-and-paste as well).

FWIW

>Unless it's simply my imagination, creating help in VFP is a bit of a pain. Anyone have any suggestions for developing a context-sensitive help system which can be used through VFP?
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>TIA!
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>Mark W. Mitchell
>mark@remarkable-systems.com