The Universe 'HELP' (and HELP BASIC and HELP SQL) listings are all
contained as records in the file 'HELP.FILE'. Creating a program to make an
index page and html-ized versions of the individual items would be an easy
project:
LIST HELP.FILE PICK*SAVE.LIST TEXT 07:59:54am 12 Mar 2014 PAGE 1
HELP.FILE. PICK*SAVE.LIST
Text...... SAVE.LIST
.
. Use SAVE.LIST to save an active select list. You can use GET.LIST
. to recall this list for subsequent processing and avoid having to
. repeat the selection process each time you want to use the same
selec
. list.
.
.
. Syntax
.
. SAVE.LIST [ [ filename ] listname ] [ FROM n ]
.
.
. Parameters
.
.
. The following table describes each parameter of the syntax.
.
On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Hona, David <david.h...@cba.com.au> wrote:
> I assume you're talking about UV? Define 'improved'?
>
> It could be improved by actually having all the commands, options and
> functions in it first. Even the PDF versions are missing information.... :)
>
> However, if you want another/"better" built-in HELP facility for your own
> purposes...PIHELP may help you (it offers paging back, sub-topics,
> indexing, etc.)...
>
> If so, take a look at PIHELP (TCL verb) and SHOW.HELP (subroutine "-SHOW")
> which is a port of the Prime INFORMATION help which has 'hypertext'
> (sub-topics) and paging (back/forwards). In PI, there was also a subroutine
> you could call (rather than "EXECUTE PIHELP <subject>". It has own format
> where you can specify the help file source and sub-topics indexed based on
> keywords in the topic/help message, like this in field/line one:
>
> 0001: .*X PIHELP ONLINE COMMAND VERB TOPIC SUBJECT AID ASSISTANCE
>
> An index on the help file would on the above field allow "PHELP ABOUT
> <keyword>". The "FROM" key word lets you specify you own help file.
>
> It is better than the native UV HELP in some respects and utilises the
> default "SYS.HELP" file or your own (if required). I did note that there is
> no indices for the SYS.HELP file, so the "PIHELP ABOUT <topic>" function
> doesn't work...the required I-type dictionary item to parse the help
> records appears to be missing from the dictionary of SYS.HELP (Rocket
> Support should be able to assist there).
>
> The source is in APP.PROGS (PIHELP.B and SHOW.HELP.B) - good luck! I
> guess it has been "ported over" for PI/open users that used this facility
> for their own applications...
>
> The U2 Tools have built online help too - which are handy. If you use them
> - I'd encourage all newcomers to use these tools and similar commercial
> products to supplement the built-in native command-line tools (aka terminal
> shell session)...
>
> Cheers,
> David
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:
> u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Wjhonson
> Sent: Wednesday, 12 March 2014 3:43 AM
> To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org
> Subject: [U2] Embedded help as hypertext
>
>
> Does anyone have an improved version of the TCL command HELP ?
>
> Are there any wiki's or anything that comprise all of the HELP text and
> perhaps more ?
>
> I sometimes use it, sometimes use the PDFs and sometimes just google.
>
> I think it would be a great resource were there a better solution.
>
>
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