Fast Track: MSHelp2 Conversion and Integration using Helpware FAR   

Hi Friends,

Recently I wrote a complete no-nonsense, step-by-step procedure describing:

Conversion of H1 to H2
Creation of an H2 Project (HxC)
Creation of an H2 Collection (HxS)
Creation of H2 Merge Module, .MSI and Setup.exe packages
Building the MergeModule/.msi/setup.exe packages
Installation of the .msi/setup.exe packages into VS 2003 or VS 2005 IDE Help 
Contents windows.

All work in the study was done using fully licensed editions of:

Microsoft WinXP Professional + SP2 with latest updates
Helpware FAR v.4.0.0.643 Beta
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 - latest RTM
Microsoft VS SDK 2005 - latest RTM
Microsoft Help Integration Wizard 2005 - latest RTM


There is no theory involved; only warnings where most mistakes can be made 
and how to avoid them.
There are no images or screen shots; only short and descriptive step-by-step 
instructions.
If you follow the entire process starting with one of your H1 (.chm) 
projects, it will produce a complete working H2 entity in the VS 2003 or VS 
2005 IDE Help Contents windows. I've tried to keep everything as simple and 
straight-forward as possible.

You can find it here: http://helpware.net/mshelp2/frank/help2.htm

My sincere thanks go to Microsoft Help MVP Rob Chandler, who first examined 
and then agreed to post this paper on his Helpware FAR website.

Kind regards,

Frank M. Palinkas
MCP, MCT, MCSE, MCDBA, A+
Senior Technical Communicator
Email: frankp@cosa-sa.co.za | fmpalinkas@hotmail.com

date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 03:26:06 -0800   author:   FrankPalinkas