JavaHelp Installation

Question

Hi,
I'd like to use javahelp in my application but im pretty much clueless. I just downloaded the 2.0_05 release and extracted it but i can't make any sense of these directions:
* Create the JHHOME environment variable that contains the path to the folder in which you installed the JavaHelp software.
* Make sure that the JDK\bin folder or JRE executable is in your execution path.
* The latest changes to JavaHelp 2.0_05 are documented in the README contained within the download
Once i get those steps down how would i encorporate it into my program?
thanks

Answer 1

Hi,
Please write which operating system (Windows, Solaris, Linux) you are using.
In order to add JavaHelp system to your application:
Place jhall.jar archive somewhere in the CLASSPATH of your application.
This is a very simple code that launch JavaHelp Viewer:
public static void main(String[] args) {
     HelpSet hs;
     HelpBroker hb;
         //Create a URL for the location of the help set
         try {
           URL hsURL = HelpSet.findHelpSet(null, "javahelpfiles/jhelpset.hs");
             hs = new HelpSet(null, hsURL);
         } catch (Exception ee) {
             // Print info to the console if there is an exception
             System.out.println( "HelpSet " + ee.getMessage());
             return;
         // Create a HelpBroker object for manipulating the help set
         hb = hs.createHelpBroker();
         //Display help set
         hb.setDisplayed(true);
     }Regards,
Stanley