/*****************************************************************/ About OpenHelp 6.0 and the OpenHelp 6.0 upgrade kit --------------------------------------------------- OpenHelp is a Borland utility that lets you customize which files are searched when you use Help. You can set up several search ranges and select the most appropriate search range for your work at the time. OpenHelp 5.0 is included with Borland C++ 5.02. An upgrade kit, provided in \OHELP60 on your distribution CD, lets you install OpenHelp 6.0. OpenHelp 6.0 and related files are installed on your computer with a batch file, OHELPNEW.BAT. (An updated version of this batch file is provided on this web site.) If Borland C++Builder is installed on your computer you already have OpenHelp 6.0. The upgrade kit, provided in \OHELP60 on your distribution CD, merges your existing OpenHelp search ranges with the new ones provided for Borland C++ 5.02. The necessary files are installed on your computer with a batch file, OHELPRPL.BAT. (An updated version of this batch file is provided on this web site.) OpenHelp 6.0 includes the following new features: Feature | Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Contents File | The Contents File page lets you choose what Help files | associated with the selected product are included in | the master contents and index. Products | The Products page lets you choose which product is the | currently selected product. You can work with search | ranges and Help files that are associated with the | selected product. Several default search ranges are set up in OpenHelp 6.0: * All Help files * No Help files * Borland C++ IDE Help files * Microsoft Windows SDK Help files * Object Windows Library (OWL) Help files Upgrading to OpenHelp 6.0 ------------------------- An upgrade to OpenHelp 6.0 is included with Borland C++ 5.02. The kit is located in \OHELP60 on the distribution CD. Two batch files are included in \OHELP60 for the upgrade: * OHELPNEW.BAT: Replaces OpenHelp 5.0 with OpenHelp 6.0. Use this batch file if you have Borland C++ on your computer (and not Borland C++Builder). * OHELPRPL.BAT: Upgrades existing files to work with OpenHelp 6.0. Use this batch file if you have Borland C++ and Borland C++Builder on your computer. If you have only Borland C++ on your computer --------------------------------------------- Run OHELPNEW.BAT. This batch file takes two parameters: * The first parameter specifies the drive and directory in which BC5 is installed. Enter a colon with the drive letter, followed by the backslash and directory name, e.g. C:\BC5 * The second parameter is the drive in which the Borland C++ 5.02 distribution CD is located. Enter a colon with the drive letter. Example: OHELPNEW C:\BC5 E: NOTE: This web site contains an updated version of OHELPNEW.BAT. Use this batch file to upgrade to OpenHelp 6.0 instead of the one provided on the Borland C++ 5.02 distribution CD. If you have already run OHELPNEW.BAT on the distribution CD, you need to make an additional change to complete the upgrade: 1. Change to the BC5\HELP directory. 2. Use the following command to rename the file OPENHELP.CFG to BC5HELP.CFG: REN OPENHELP.CFG BC5HELP.CFG If you have Borland C++ and C++Builder on your computer ------------------------------------------------------- Run OHELPRPL.BAT. This batch file takes three parameters: * The first parameter specifies the drive and directory in which BC5 is installed. Enter a colon with the drive letter, followed by the backslash and directory name, e.g. C:\BC5 * The second parameter specifies the drive where Borland programs are installed. Enter a colon with the drive letter, e.g D: * The third parameter specifies the drive in which the Borland C++ 5.02 distribution CD is located. Enter a colon with the drive letter, e.g E: Example: OHELPRPL C:\BC5 D: E: NOTE: This web site contains an updated version of OHELPRPL.BAT. Use this batch file to upgrade to OpenHelp 6.0 instead of the one provided with on the Borland C++ 5.02 distribution CD. Reversing the upgrade --------------------- Should you decide you want to un-install the OpenHelp 6.0 upgrade, use the batch files provided on this web site. To un-install if you ran OHELPNEW.BAT to install OpenHelp 6.0 ------------------------------------------------------------- Run UNDONEW.BAT. This batch file requires one parameter. The parameter specifies the drive and directory in which BC5 is installed. Enter a colon with the drive letter, followed by the backslash and directory name, e.g. C:\BC5 Example: UNDONEW C:\BC5 To un-install if you ran OHELPRPL.BAT to install OpenHelp 6.0 ------------------------------------------------------------- Run UNDORPL.BAT. This batch file requires two parameters. The first parameter specifies the drive and directory in which BC5 is installed. Enter a colon with the drive letter, followed by the backslash and directory name, e.g. C:\BC5 The second parameter specifies the drive where Windows is installed. Enter the drive letter followed by a colon, e.g. D: Example: OHELPRPL C:\BC5 D: NOTE: This web site contains an updated version of OHELPRPL.BAT. Use this batch file to upgrade to OpenHelp 6.0 instead of the one provided with on the Borland C++ 5.02 distribution CD. If you have already run OHELPRPL.BAT on the distribution CD, you need to run OpenHelp 6.0 in order to completely reverse the changes. Here's how: 1. Run OpenHelp in PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\BORLAND\OPENHELP 2. On the Products page, select Borland C++Buider as the current product. 3. Choose Borland C++ 5.02 and press Delete. 4. Click OK to close OpenHelp. /************************* END OF FILE ***************************/