Description of GOODIES\HELPTREE\HELPTREE.MPR Program

ID: Q109980

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a, and 2.5b

SUMMARY

The HELPTREE.MPR program creates a Helptree menu. The commands in this menu display specific sections of the FoxPro Help file.

Helptree can also perform Boolean text searches through the Help file. This is particularly helpful when don't know the name of a command, function, or system memory variable and want to search on its characteristics.

NOTE: In FoxPro version 2.0, the HELPTREE.MPR program creates a Help menu, not a Helptree menu. The commands, however, are identical.

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Steps to Run HELPTREE.MPR

1. Start FoxPro for MS-DOS.

2. From the Program menu, choose Do.

3. Under the main FoxPro directory (by default, FOXPRO25 in FoxPro

   version 2.5, and FOXPRO2 in FoxPro version 2.0), select the GOODIES
   subdirectory and choose Do.

4. Select the HELPTREE subdirectory and choose Do. Then select HELPTREE.MPR

   and choose Do.

Note that there is now a Helptree menu with the following commands:

Search Command

The Search command displays a dialog box that allows you to perform Boolean searches through the Help file. You can specify the following:

Up to three text search strings.
Topics that contain any (Boolean OR), or all (Boolean AND) of the text strings.
Whether to search Topics only, or Details (full-text search) of the Help file.
Whether to ignore the case of the text strings.

All Topics Command

Displays the complete Help file (equivalent to choosing Help from the System menu, typing HELP in the Command window, or pressing the F1 key).

Other Commands

Each of the following commands displays a submenu that allows you to choose specific categories of the Help file for viewing.

Interface
General
Commands & Functions
Commands
Functions
System Memory Variables

Additional reference words: FoxDos 2.00 2.50 2.50a 2.50b f1 KBCategory: kbprg KBSubcategory:

Last Reviewed: April 18, 1995