Help files applescript studio

Hi everyone!
Ok I've read all the info and this should be something pretty easy (I think), but for some reason I'm not getting it. Here's what I did:
1. Made an index.html page and put it in a folder named MyApp Help and put that folder in MyApp bundle>Contents>Resources>English.lproj folder.
2. Put header in the index.html file like this: <meta name="AppleTitle" content="MyApp Help">
3. Added 2 strings in the info.plist with the names CFBundleHelpBookFolder and CFBundleHelpBookName with both having the name MyApp Help as the input.
4. Added the files into xcode groups and files.
It seems based on what I read that this should be it? But still no help file. Right now it's possible not everything is linked properly in Interface Builder, but if I open the Help Viewer and go to Library it should be there now right? Any help would be appreciated thanks!
Reg

I got it working!!! But some feedback would be great because here's what happened:
I started a brand new AS application just to check out the settings on a new project and I noticed that if I clicked the help menu it would display a dialog saying no help available. Now I didn't remember having that in my app and sure enough I was right. The difference is I started with a droplet form and I had to add in the help menu because the standard menu on a droplet doesn't have anything. But this added-in help menu that I put didn't display a dialog like the standard menu from the application template. And there is no help menu in the cocoa palette, you must just insert a menu item and make it into help. So I just copied the entire menu from the application template into my app and it worked right away! That's great but I just don't get exactly what the problem was? And hopefully not everyone that starts with a droplet template has the same problem??? :D:D:D
Thanks...Reg

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