┌────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────┬────────────────────┐ │ │Help Libraries │Online Documents │ ├────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────────────┤ │IPFC Command Syntax │IPFC filename │IPFC filename.INF -i│ ├────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────────────┤ │Compiled File │.HLP │.INF │ │Extensions │ │ │ ├────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────────────┤ │Environment │ │BOOKSHELF= defines │ │Variables Used by │ │the location of .INF│ │the VIEW Program │ │files │ ├────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────────────┤ │Environment │HELP= defines the location of │ │ │Variables Used by │.HLP libraries. │ │ │Help Manager for │ │ │ │Help Windows │ │ │ ├────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────────────┤ │Cause of Interface │An application user's request │Entering the file │ │Display │for help. │name as a parameter │ │ │ │to the VIEW utility.│ ├────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────────────┤ │Initial Size of Main│35% of screen (default) │85% of screen │ │Window │ │(default) │ ├────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────────────┤ │Initial Contents of │Response to help request │Contents window │ │Main Window │ │(default) │ ├────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────────────┤ │Main Window Title │Defined by the programmer in │Defined by the │ │ │the HELPINIT structure. │:title. tag, which │ │ │ │is placed on the │ │ │ │line following the │ │ │ │:userdoc. tag. │ ├────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────────────┤ │External Links (see │.HLP files can link to other │.INF files can link │ │global attribute of │.HLP files and to .INF files │only to other .INF │ │heading tag and │by launching VIEW. │files. │ │database attribute │ │ │ │of :link. tag.) │ │ │ ├────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────────────┤ │To View Concatenated│Specify a string of .HLP files│Set an environment │ │Files │in the HELPINIT structure or │variable equal to a │ │ │send the │string of .INF file │ │ │HM_SET_HELP_LIBRARY_NAMES │names. │ │ │message. │ │ └────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────┴────────────────────┘
Note: Defaults may be overridden by objects that are displayed in application-controlled windows.