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Chapter 2: iTool System Architecture 47
iTool Developer’s Guide System Resources
The book attribute of the <Link> element defines the location of your iTool’s help
system. The type of file specified as the value for the
book attribute depends on the
value of the
type attribute:
Note
You must either specify the full path to the file as the value of the
book attribute, or
the file must be located in a directory that is included in IDL’s help path.
Link type Value of book attribute
IDLHELP The
book attribute should contain the name of your help
system’s
.adp file.
MSHTMLHELP The
book attribute should contain the name of your help
system’s
.chm file.
PDF The
book attribute should contain the name of the PDF file to
be displayed.
HTML The
book attribute should contain the name of an HTML file
to be displayed.
TEXT The
book attribute can contain the full path to the text file to
be displayed. This value will be ignored, however, if the
<Link> element has a value.
Table 2-3: Help Topic book Attribute Values