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- Short: v45.1, AmigaDOS System Help Command
- Author: rescator@emsai.net (Roger Hågensen)
- Uploader: rescator@emsai.net (Roger Hågensen)
- Type: util/wb
- Requires: OS3.x (V44+), Search/Type/List/MultiView (OS3.x)
- Version: 45.1
-
- v45.1 of a (very simple) AmigaDOS based System Help Command!
-
- This is a AmigaDOS script where all you do is type:
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- Help <keyword>
-
- <keyword> can be anything. It can be the exact name of a AmigaDOS command,
- the exact name of a WB tool/prefs/util.
- It can be the exact name of a program on your system.
-
- If Help is unable to locate the document,
- it will try and find help documents/guides/files that has almost
- the same name as the keyword you gave.
- You will be shown a list of matches!
- Or if this fails, Help will search inside ALL your help documents etc.
- You will be shown a list of the documentnames where the keyword
- was found.
-
- Just enter:
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- Help <documentname>
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- To view the document :D
-
- To use Help just copy it to the C: directory.
- Make sure that the S (script) bit/flag is set
- or help will not be able to run!
-
- You don't need a AmigaDOS window up.
- You can run Help from the WB Execute menu as well.
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- Note!
- Included in this archive is a locale drawer with several .doc files.
- If you want to, you can copy these to your help:(language)/sys drawer.
- Help will then check these files each time you use HELP.
- In fact each time a document is added to the help: dirs,
- the HELP command will use them in it's searches.
-
- Hopefully the AmigaOS Find tool will be updated to similar features
- as Help. or maybe a new/improved Help command/tool.
-
- When the new Workbench online help guides is finished (hopefully soon)
- and they are placed in HELP: this nice little Help command
- Will benefit from that, or rather, YOU will benefit from this.
-
- This software is freeware. No warranties of any kind.
-
- Amiga Corp. have my special permission to include it in future releases,
- as do Amiga Active Magazine and Aminet...
-
- People are free to modify/improve this script,
- but only as long as it functions as a complete replacement
- of the current Help command.
- And it naturally must be released to the Amiga community as freeware,
- and submitted to Aminet and Amiga Corp. as well.
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- CHANGES
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- v44.1 - Not released!
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- v45.1 - 23 April 2001
- Public release!
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