Providing Web Applications with Context Sensitive Help Using RoboHelp WebHelp

Robert Pittenger, MCPD-EAD

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This article shows how to implement context sensitive help for your ASP.NET web applications using RoboHelp WebHelp.

webhelpdemowebpages.zip
- BasePage.cs
- cshdat_robohelp.htm
- cshdat_webhelp.htm
- default.css
- default_ns.css
- DynamicHelpLink.aspx
- DynamicHelpLink.aspx.cs
- eHelp.xml
- ehlpdhtm.js
- HelpMap.cs
- HelpUserControl.ascx
- HelpUserControl.ascx.cs
- PopupHelpLinks.htm
- RoboHelp_CSH.js
- RoboHHRE.lng
- Topic_2.htm
- Topic_3.htm
- Topic1.htm
- Webhelp Demo.log
- webhelp.cab
- webhelp.jar
- Webhelp_Demo.htm
- Webhelp_Demo_csh.htm
- Webhelp_Demo_rhc.htm
- Welcome.htm
- whcsh_home.htm
- whcshdata.htm
- whestart.ico
- whfbody.htm
- whfdhtml.htm
- whfform.htm
- whfhost.js
- whform.js
- whframes.js
- whgbody.htm
- whgdef.htm
- whgdhtml.htm
- whghost.js
- whhost.js
- whibody.htm
- whidhtml.htm
- whiform.htm
- whihost.js
- whlang.js
- whmozemu.js
- whmsg.js
- whnjs.htm
- whphost.js
- whproj.htm
- whproj.js
- whproj.xml
- whproxy.js
- whres.xml
- whrstart.ico
- whskin_banner.htm
- whskin_blank.htm
- whskin_frmset01.htm
- whskin_frmset010.htm
- whskin_homepage.htm
- whskin_info.htm
- whskin_mbars.htm
- whskin_papplet.htm
- whskin_pdhtml.htm
- whskin_pickup.htm
- whskin_plist.htm
- whskin_tbars.htm
- whskin_tw.htm
- whst_topics.xml
- whstart.ico
- whstart.js
- whstub.js
- wht_abge.jpg
- wht_abgi.jpg
- wht_abgw.jpg
- wht_abte.jpg
- wht_abti.jpg
- wht_abtw.jpg
- wht_fts_h.gif
- wht_fts_n.gif
- wht_glo_h.gif
- wht_glo_n.gif
- wht_go.gif
- wht_hide.gif
- wht_idx_h.gif
- wht_idx_n.gif
- wht_logo1.gif
- wht_logo2.gif
- wht_next.gif
- wht_next_g.gif
- wht_prev.gif
- wht_prev_g.gif
- wht_spac.gif
- wht_sync.gif
- wht_tab0.gif
- wht_tab1.gif
- wht_tab2.gif
- wht_tab3.gif
- wht_tab4.gif
- wht_tab5.gif
- wht_tab6.gif
- wht_tab7.gif
- wht_tab8.gif
- wht_toc_h.gif
- wht_toc_n.gif
- wht_toc1.gif
- wht_toc2.gif
- wht_toc3.gif
- wht_toc4.gif
- wht_ws.gif
- wht_ws_g.gif
- whtbar.js
- whtdhtml.htm
- whthost.js
- whtopic.js
- whutils.js
- whver.js
webhelpdemo.zip
- WebHelpDemo.sln

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='windows-1252' ?>
<resource>
<item name="Prev" value="&lt;&lt;" />
<item name="Hide" value="Hide" />
<item name="SyncTocTooltip" value="Sync TOC" />
<item name="InTopicSearchBtnText" value="Go" />
<item name="FtsInputPrompt" value="Type in the word(s) to search for:" />
<item name="Done" value="Done" />
<item name="Logo/Author" value="Powered By" />
<item name="MergeError1" value="The merged Help system" />
<item name="JS_alert_cantLoadProject" value="Can't load project:" />
<item name="Next" value="&gt;&gt;" />
<item name="SyncToc" value="SyncToc" />
<item name="MergeError2" value="is using a different language from the master Help system, which will cause the index and full-text search functionality to be disabled in the merged Help system." />
<item name="nls_body_instruction" value="Enter your question in the text box above, then click GO." />
<item name="ToolBarSearchBtnText" value="Go" />
<item name="SuggestViewNoFrameMessage" value="To view the Help system without frames click on this" />
<item name="Hide_Navigation_Component" value="Hide Navigation Component" />
<item name="FtsBtnText" value="Go" />
<item name="TopicsFound" value="Topics Found" />
<item name="LoadingContentsData" value="Loading, click here to cancel..." />
<item name="Definition" value="Definition:" />
<item name="CompletingContents" value="Completing Contents..." />
<item name="Seperate" value="|" />
<item name="GeneratedBy" value="Generated by" />
<item name="PoweredBy" value="Powered by" />
<item name="IndexAlphabetBookmarks" value="ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ" />
<item name="Contents" value="Contents" />
<item name="IndexSelectTopicLabel" value="Select a topic, then click Display" />
<item name="Disabled Prev" value="&lt;&lt;" />
<item name="Glossary" value="Glossary" />
<item name="Search" value="Search" />
<item name="CantSearch" value="Cannot search for that phrase." />
<item name="LoadingIndex" value="Loading Index..." />
<item name="LoadingData" value="Loading data, please wait..." />
<item name="Show_Navigation_Component" value="Show Navigation Component" />
<item name="Book" value="Book" />
<item name="Disabled Next" value="&gt;&gt;" />
<item name="nls_body_empty" value="Sorry, we were unable to find a good answer for your question." />
<item name="nls_button_go_hint" value="Go Search" />
<item name="Find" value="Find" />
<item name="CantOpenURLorFile" value="Can't open URL or file" />
<item name="Print" value="Print" />
<item name="About" value="About" />
<item name="Author" value="Author" />
<item name="IndexSelectTopicTitle" value="Select a Topic" />
<item name="Blank_topic_text" value="This topic was created by WinHelp Project Conversion Wizard, and is the destination of a missing topic or broken hyperlink." />
<item name="BrowserLimitedMessage" value="Your browser does not support frames. We recommend that you update your browser to a version that supports frames." />
<item name="LoadingTOCItem" value="Loading Table of Contents:" />
<item name="Display" value="Display" />
<item name="Cancel" value="Cancel" />
<item name="IndexSelectTopicError" value="Please select a topic." />
<item name="nls_edit_label" value="Type in your question:" />
<item name="SearchLabel" value="Search" />
<item name="RelateTopicListPrompt" value="Click a topic, then click Display." />
<item name="NextTooltip" value="Next Topic" />
<item name="JS_alert_colorlimitation" value="WebHelp has detected that your display is set to 16 colors. For full WebHelp support, please set your display to use 256 or more colors." />
<item name="TopicsNotFound" value="No Topics Found." />
<item name="Show" value="Show" />
<item name="PreTooltip" value="Previous Topic" />
<item name="SearchPrompt" value="- Search -" />
<item name="IndexBtnText" value="Go" />
<item name="JS_alert_ProjectLoadingFail" value="Could not load correctly, please click Refresh." />
<item name="LoadingContents" value="Loading contents, please wait..." />
<item name="Term" value="Term:" />
<item name="WebSearchButton" value="WebSearch" />
<item name="Remote_Page" value="Remote Page" />
<item name="WebSearch" value="WebSearch" />
<item name="LoadingFTS" value="Reading Search Data..." />
<item name="Index" value="Index" />
<item name="JS_alert_ErrorInLoading" value="Error in Loading navigation component. Please regenerate WebHelp." />
<item name="JS_alert_appletNotLoad" value="Unable to load applet. If you are using an old version of Netscape, the prefs.js file needs to be edited." />
<item name="IndexInputPrompt" value="Type in the keyword to find:" />
<item name="Page" value="Page" />
<item name="SuggestViewNoFrameMsg2" value="hyperlink." />
<item name="nls_button_go_text" value="Go" />
<item name="Searching" value="Searching..." />

  <item name="English"   value="" />
  <item name="langorder" value="0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,40,41,42,43,44,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,38,45,46,47,48,49,50,33,51,52,53,88,54,34,55,56,115,119,121,123,125,126,127,128,129,130,57,58,89,90,91,59,60,131,148,150,154,158,168,171,173,175,185,187,189,191,193,197,214,216,218,220,225,230,240,242,244,246,252,61,62,63,64,66,67,131,148,150,154,158,168,171,173,175,185,187,189,191,193,197,214,216,218,220,225,230,240,242,244,246,252,68,69,70,71,27,114,28,82,170,85,112,109,110,65,113,223,86,213,29,255,30,31,80,81,83,84,111,36,37,79,229,222,87,212,32,254,251,39,72,97,98,99,100,73,101,74,102,133,93,103,35,104,75,105,92,122,124,76,106,107,108,77,120,199,94,116,117,118,78,131,131,131,131,131,131,131,150,158,158,158,158,175,175,175,175,154,193,197,197,197,197,197,95,197,230,230,230,230,246,227,224,131,131,131,131,131,131,131,150,158,158,158,158,175,175,175,175,154,193,197,197,197,197,197,96,197,230,230,230,230,246,227,250," />

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    <index />
    <fts />
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  <stopwords>
    <word name="a" />
    <word name="about" />
    <word name="after" />
    <word name="against" />
    <word name="all" />
    <word name="also" />
    <word name="among" />
    <word name="an" />
    <word name="and" />
    <word name="are" />
    <word name="as" />
    <word name="at" />
    <word name="be" />
    <word name="became" />
    <word name="because" />
    <word name="been" />
    <word name="between" />
    <word name="but" />
    <word name="by" />
    <word name="can" />
    <word name="come" />
    <word name="do" />
    <word name="during" />
    <word name="each" />
    <word name="early" />
    <word name="for" />
    <word name="form" />
    <word name="found" />
    <word name="from" />
    <word name="had" />
    <word name="has" />
    <word name="have" />
    <word name="he" />
    <word name="her" />
    <word name="his" />
    <word name="however" />
    <word name="in" />
    <word name="include" />
    <word name="into" />
    <word name="is" />
    <word name="it" />
    <word name="its" />
    <word name="late" />
    <word name="later" />
    <word name="made" />
    <word name="many" />
    <word name="may" />
    <word name="me" />
    <word name="med" />
    <word name="more" />
    <word name="most" />
    <word name="near" />
    <word name="no" />
    <word name="non" />
    <word name="not" />
    <word name="of" />
    <word name="on" />
    <word name="only" />
    <word name="or" />
    <word name="other" />
    <word name="over" />
    <word name="several" />
    <word name="she" />
    <word name="some" />
    <word name="such" />
    <word name="than" />
    <word name="that" />
    <word name="the" />
    <word name="their" />
    <word name="then" />
    <word name="there" />
    <word name="these" />
    <word name="they" />
    <word name="this" />
    <word name="through" />
    <word name="to" />
    <word name="under" />
    <word name="until" />
    <word name="use" />
    <word name="was" />
    <word name="we" />
    <word name="were" />
    <word name="when" />
    <word name="where" />
    <word name="which" />
    <word name="who" />
    <word name="with" />
    <word name="you" />
  </stopwords>

  <stems>
    <stem name="ed" />
    <stem name="es" />
    <stem name="er" />
    <stem name="e" />
    <stem name="s" />
    <stem name="ingly" />
    <stem name="ing" />
    <stem name="ly" />
  </stems>

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		<font name="Tahoma" size="8pt" color="#000080" style="Normal" weight="Normal" decoration="none" />
		<toc>
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			<icons>
				<book open="wht_toc2.gif" close="wht_toc1.gif" />
				<item  local="wht_toc3.gif" remote="wht_toc4.gif" />
				<newbook open="" close="" />
				<newitem  local="" remote="" />
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				<hover name="Tahoma" size="8pt" color="#000080" style="Normal" weight="Normal" decoration="underline" />
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Written By

Robert Pittenger, MCPD-EAD

President Starpoint Software Inc.

United States

Bob Pittenger is founder and President of Starpoint Software Inc. He holds a B.A. degree from Miami University, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University, and an MBA from Xavier University. He has been programming since 1993, starting with Windows application development in C++/MFC and moving to C# and .NET around 2005 and is a .NET Microsoft Certified Professional Developer.

Bob is the author of two books:
Billionaire: How the Ultra-Rich Built Their Fortunes Through Good and Evil and What You Can Learn from Them
and
Wealthonomics: The Most Important Economic and Financial Concepts that Can Make You Rich Fast.
Visit http://www.billionairebook.net for more information.

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