Yes, you got it -- the Edit | Configure | External Programs -> Web Browser seemed to default to a path pointing to a non-existent version of Netscape Navigator (ok, it's an old computer) and, unfortunately, there was no error message.
I had not guessed that a browser was being invoked, even if I thought to look at the configuration parameters. Thanks so much for the help! On Sun, Mar 22, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Sherlock, Ric <[email protected]>wrote: > I suspect this is more a case of problems starting your web browser than > not having help files installed. > What web browser are you using? > > Can you manually browse to and open the file > <installpath>\j602\help\index.htm ? > > If so, you could try manually specifying your browser using Edit | > Configure | External Programs > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:general- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Satish Anjilvel > > Sent: Monday, 23 March 2009 10:56 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Jgeneral] No help files in J602? > > > > I installed J602 (32 bit, single user version) without complaint on my > > PC > > running Windows XP. The interpreter is functioning as expected, but > > nothing > > appears when I try to get help from the Help menu, e.g. Help -> > > Vocabulary > > does nothing (except that the window loses focus). Has anyone seen this > > before? Appreciate any suggestions. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
