[DUG] Moved to D2007 OK - Help system busted

[Robert martin]

I have / had the same problem Jeremy.

I think I have the solution.  Open help.  Go to Tools | Options.  Select 
help - online on the left and change it from Online first to local first.

Hope that fixes it !

Rob Martin
Software Engineer

phone +64 03 377 0495
fax   +64 03 377 0496
web www.chreos.com

Wild Software Ltd



Jeremy Coulter wrote:
> I made the mistake of selecting web based help or soemthing when I got
> prompted for what help system I wanted to use.
> DON’T DO THIS !!!  Its like it searches some bizare website and its totally
> useless.
> Yesterday I was searching on VarType.....got VB help !!! What the HELL is
> that about??
>  There is also this search tab. You click on that, and there is an option
> for selecting the language to search.....Delphi dosnt even show in the list
> !!!   I am completely DUMBFOUNDED about this help.
> And now, I cant even see how to change it to a different help, like may be
> the real help that actually looks for Delphi things not VB ot C# etc.
> I am liking D2k7, but there are some STRANGE things happening at times !
>
> Jeremy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz] On
> Behalf Of John Bird
> Sent: 4 May 2007 02:16
> To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'
> Subject: [DUG] Moved to D2007 OK - Help system busted
>
> -migrating from D2006
> -All pretty smooth so far - IDE looks more refined and slick and faster
> -Installing my extra components took 11 minutes (the joys of using most only
> standard VCL) -Built a couple of test programs then a good size one.  All
> worked fine.
> -Entire tests and setting IDE options etc same as BDS2006 took under 2 hours
> -Looks like I will be using D2007 for production from now on.
>
> Only hiccups were:
> -Installing .net v2 takes longer than installing D2007.
>  Apparently most of the disk space is unneeded .net stuff including help
> see
> http://memyselfanddelphi.blogspot.com/2007/04/delphi-2007-putting-fat-cow-on
> -diet_16.html
> I haven't dared delete any of it yet... ;)
>
> -Had to realise installing Rave reports was a separate install option
>
> -Only problem so far:
> Help system is completely broken.
> No help anywhere shows - not for components, not for Tools/Options -
> nowhere.
> Tried a modify install, checked help was set to be on disk, didn't fix it.
>
> Only thing I did that was non standard was I installed the D2007/RAD not to
> C:\Program Files But to D:\BigPrograms As I prefer to keep larger stuff off
> the C Drive.
> Has this confused the system so it can't find help files?
> .Net stuff was installed to the default location.
>
> Hey I can always add the D5 Help to the tools menu again  ;)
>
> In the famous words some may remember this fabled D2007 Help is like your
> proverbial Norwegian Blue Parrot.
> "Its not dead - its just sleeping!"
>
> Anyone have any suggestions????
>
> Errors are like:
>
> The Menu Help option brings up the Windows Document explorer, but nothing at
> all in the index.
> Language options filters do not show Delphi....there are all the .net
> language choices (C# C++ etc), but no help for them either.
>
> Pressing F1 on a component brings up
>
> Unable to interpret specified HxC file
>
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> John
>
>
>
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