Still no input, reposting .. last OP - 07/21/2006

Basically, how do we go about merging the existing help collection with new
collection (custom) help (such as the Enterprise Library docs)?

Thx

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In the .Net IDE, I can hit F1 (open help) on an Enterprise Library element
and it will bring up the Enterprise Library documentation in MSDN (help
application). If I just open the MSDN help application external of the .Net
IDE, there is no Enterprise Library documentation included. So, how can I
go about getting the external MSDN help application to included the
Enterprise Library documentation I have on my machine so I can browse it
outside of the .Net environment?

Thanks,
Mythran

The base MSDN Library already includes content from Enterprise Library (even
if you don't have Enterprise Library installed) so that might be what you're
seeing when you hit F1 in the IDE. When you install Enterprise Library, it
registers its standalone collection IN ADDITION to the content already
included in MSDN Library.

In the Contents tree, the version which is included in MSDN Library can be
found under:
- Enterprise Servers and Development
- Enterprise Patterns, Practices, and Architecture
- Microsoft Patterns
- Application Blocks

When you install Enterprise Library, it registers an additional node
"Enterprise Library - [Date]" directly under the root of the tree. If you
have Enterprise Library installed properly but don't see this node, you
probably just need to make it visible in the Combined Help Collection
Manager. First verify your installation by launching the Enterprise Library
Documentation from Start > Programs > Enterprise Library - [Date] >
Enterprise Library Documentation. If it doesn't open from there, then your
Enterprise Library needs to be reinstalled first. Once you have verified
that it is installed, open the MSDN Library viewer and go to the Combined
Help Collection Manager page.

In MSDN Library January 2006 and earlier (for Visual Studio .NET 2003), the
Combined Help Collection Manager is at:
ms-help://MS.VSCC.2003/VSCCCommon/cm/CollectionManager.htm
(you can paste this URL in the address box on the toolbar)

In the MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2005 (RTM or May 2006), the Combined
Help Collection Manager is at:
ms-help://MS.VSCC.v80/dv_vscccommon/local/CollectionManager.htm
(in this case, the URL box would be at the top of a tab opened on a page)

You should see a list of collections which have been registered. Make sure
that you only have one instance of the Help viewer open (this includes the
Visual Studio IDE because it embeds the Help viewer). Then check the
checkbox for Enterprise Library and click "Update VSCC."



"Mythran" <kip_potter> wrote in message
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"Ronny Ong" <ronnyong> wrote in message
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> that you only have one instance of the Help viewer open (this includes the
> Visual Studio IDE because it embeds the Help viewer). Then check the
> checkbox for Enterprise Library and click "Update VSCC."
>>
> "Mythran" <kip_potter> wrote in message
> news:5084
>
Thanks for your reply...but what I'm trying to do is integrate help
collections that aren't associated with the current MSDN collections that
are installed. For example, the Enterprise Library help collections. I
would like to add these to the base collections that are loaded when I open
up the MSDN library outside of the VS.Net IDE.

Thanks ;)

Mythran

"Mythran" <kip_potter> wrote in message
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> Thanks for your reply...but what I'm trying to do is integrate help
> collections that aren't associated with the current MSDN collections that
> are installed. For example, the Enterprise Library help collections. I
> would like to add these to the base collections that are loaded when I
> open up the MSDN library outside of the VS.Net IDE.

Yes, I understood that. That's what my answer covered. That's why I was
talking about Enterprise Library appearing TWICE in the Contents tree. It
appears once for the copy which is part of MSDN Library, and then a second
time for the standalone copy you install with EntLib.

"Ronny Ong" <ronnyong> wrote in message
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> "Mythran" <kip_potter> wrote in message
> news:3572
>> Thanks for your reply...but what I'm trying to do is integrate help
>> collections that aren't associated with the current MSDN collections that
>> are installed. For example, the Enterprise Library help collections. I
>> would like to add these to the base collections that are loaded when I
>> open up the MSDN library outside of the VS.Net IDE.
>
> Yes, I understood that. That's what my answer covered. That's why I was
> talking about Enterprise Library appearing TWICE in the Contents tree. It
> appears once for the copy which is part of MSDN Library, and then a second
> time for the standalone copy you install with EntLib.
>

Basically, how do you register the help collection so it appears in the list
of collections to use?

Mythran

"Mythran" <kip_potter> wrote in message
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>
> "Ronny Ong" <ronnyong> wrote in message
> news:4912
>
> Basically, how do you register the help collection so it appears in the
> list of collections to use?
>
> Mythran
>
Using the collection manager that Ronny elaborated to...

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> "Mythran" <kip_potter> wrote in message
> news:2036
>
> Using the collection manager that Ronny elaborated to...
>
> --
> Star Fleet Admiral Q @ your service!
>
> Google is your Friend!
> [..]
>

Once again, how do you "register" the help collection so it appears in the
list of collections to use (appears in the list of collections that you can
check/uncheck in the collection manager).

Thanks,
Mythran

Mythran wrote:

>> Using the collection manager that Ronny elaborated to...

That's helpful?

> Once again, how do you "register" the help collection so it appears in the
> list of collections to use (appears in the list of collections that you can
> check/uncheck in the collection manager).

Good question!

Somehow you manage to stay polite; you asked the question in a
completely clear manner a number of times but got no help from this group.

There was a similar problem with the "Managed DirectX" docs a few months
back, I never did work out how to integrate it, but then I realized the
concept of "Managed" and "DirectX" is a contradiction in terms! The
whole point of DirectX is that it's "Direct", not bogged down in silly
..NET wrappers.

I have seen the help "collection manager" in old versions of MSDN but
not the new VS2005 style. There's a section called "Help on Help" that's
supposed to explain this, but it's more like a kids guide.