Create Runtime Help Files

The text files you write must be "compiled" using the HelpTag software to create runtime help files. It's the runtime help files that are accessed when the user requests help. Runtime files use the Semantic Delivery Language (SDL) format. This delivery language is based on an SGML document type definition designed expressly for online information delivery.

The Help System defines desktop actions and data types for help-specific files. This lets you easily create a runtime file from your desktop by selecting the icon of a help source file and choosing a menu command that processes the file. A .sdl extension is used to identify runtime help files. If any errors occurred during processing, they are reported in an error file (volume.err).

Refer to "Creating RunTime Help Files" for complete instructions to create a runtime help file. For general information about desktop actions and data types, refer to the CDE Advanced User's and System Administrator's Guide.