Enabling Online Documents

You can enable any online document for KwikINF by:

• Creating the online document as a viewable .INF file using the Information Presentation Facility (IPF).

• Appending the name of the subdirectory where it is stored to the BOOKSHELF in CONFIG.SYS.

• Creating an index file to support the KwikINF rapid-search mechanism, storing it in the BOOKSHELF, and adding it to the HELPNDX variable in CONFIG.SYS.

For example, you can enable your online document MYDOC stored in MYSUBDIR subdirectory for KwikINF by:

• Compiling the tagged source for MYDOC with the IPF compiler by entering:

  IPFC MYDOC /INF

• Modifying the BOOKSHELF statement in CONFIG.SYS as follows:

  SET BOOKSHELF=...;C:\MYSUBDIR;
  

• Creating MYINDEX file in MYSUBDIR as shown below:

  /* C style comments and blank lines are acceptable */
  /* specific file extensions may be specified here  */
  EXTENSIONS: *
  /* a title may be placed here                      */
  DESCRIPTION: Any custom KwikINF index file
  /* rapid-search strings                            */
  (thisfunction, view mydoc.inf ~)
  (my*, view mydoc.inf ~)
  

• Modifying the HELPNDX variable in CONFIG.SYS as follows:

  SET HELPNDX=EPMKWHLP.NDX+MYINDEX.NDX
  

For more information on creating an IPF-viewable online document, see the IPF Reference in the Toolkit Information folder.