Take a look at the "help installation" section of the following article on manually installing the ReportBuilder Help 2.
ARTICLE: ReportBuilder Help 2 Help ----------------------------------
INTRODUCTION
Delphi 2005/2006 has migrated its help system from WinHelp to MS Help 2. MS Help 2 is used by Visual Studio .Net, and the MSDN Library as well. MS Help 2 is very different from WinHelp in that it is HTML based and requires a minimum of IE 5.0 to run. If you would like more information on what MS Help 2 is and how to use it correctly, visit http://www.helpware.net.
The ReportBuilder 9 help files have been converted into the Help 2 format in order to be utilized in Delphi. These help pages are very similar to the format of the VS .Net help pages as we found they were the most user friendly.
HELP INSTALLATION
During the installation process, ReportBuilder tries to run a number of scripts that essentially merge the new ReportBuilder Help into the existing Borland Help 2 namespace. If you are running some virus protection software on you machine, it may be stopping or holding up these scripts, preventing the help from merging correctly. In this case you will need to either install the help manually or reconfigure your protection software to allow these scripts to run on your machine.
To manually merge the ReportBuilder help use the RBInstallHelper application included in the \RBuilder\Help\... directory. Running this program from the command line without any parameters will display full instructions on its use. For example, typing the command:
"RBInstallHelper MergeRBuilderHelp"
Will automatically merge the standard ReportBuilder help into the borland.bdsX namespace. If you have RB Enterprise or Server, you will need to merge the other help files separately.
HELP RESTORATION
If for some reason your entire help system has become corrupt or simply does not work correctly, you can perform a restore using the reghelp.exe application provided by Borland. The reghelp.exe application is located in the \Borland\BDS\x.0\Help\Common\... directory. Running this program from the command line will also give you instructions on its use. Typing the command "reghelp 7" will completely restore your Borland help.
If this fails, you will need to reinstall the Microsoft Help 2 system by reinstalling one of the following Microsoft products...
- Visual Studio .NET - MSDN Library - .NET Framework SDK - MS Office XP/2003 Developer
When I run it (MergeRBuilderHelp or MergeRAPHelp) all I get is a windows box saying "RBInstallHelper has stopped working" and offering me options to Debug or Close the program.
I have not seen this behavior before. Which operating system are you running the application from? Does the error show up as a dialog in Windows or displayed in the command prompt. Does the command promt display anything after the app is executed?
You might try reinstalling ReportBuilder and see if that solves the problem.
All the internal Help 2 registration was provided by Borland. See the following article. The actual RBInstallHelper app was created by us to make the process of registering and merging our help files easier (both for us and for our customers).
Comments
Take a look at the "help installation" section of the following article on
manually installing the ReportBuilder Help 2.
ARTICLE: ReportBuilder Help 2 Help
----------------------------------
INTRODUCTION
Delphi 2005/2006 has migrated its help system from WinHelp to MS Help 2. MS
Help 2 is used by Visual Studio .Net, and the MSDN Library as well. MS Help
2 is very different from WinHelp in that it is HTML based and requires a
minimum of IE 5.0 to run. If you would like more information on what MS
Help 2 is and how to use it correctly, visit http://www.helpware.net.
The ReportBuilder 9 help files have been converted into the Help 2 format in
order to be utilized in Delphi. These help pages are very similar to the
format of the VS .Net help pages as we found they were the most user
friendly.
HELP INSTALLATION
During the installation process, ReportBuilder tries to run a number of
scripts that essentially merge the new ReportBuilder Help into the existing
Borland Help 2 namespace. If you are running some virus protection software
on you machine, it may be stopping or holding up these scripts, preventing
the help from merging correctly. In this case you will need to either
install the help manually or reconfigure your protection software to allow
these scripts to run on your machine.
To manually merge the ReportBuilder help use the RBInstallHelper application
included in the \RBuilder\Help\... directory. Running this program from the
command line without any parameters will display full instructions on its
use. For example, typing the command:
"RBInstallHelper MergeRBuilderHelp"
Will automatically merge the standard ReportBuilder help into the
borland.bdsX namespace. If you have RB Enterprise or Server, you will need
to merge the other help files separately.
HELP RESTORATION
If for some reason your entire help system has become corrupt or simply does
not work correctly, you can perform a restore using the reghelp.exe
application provided by Borland. The reghelp.exe application is located in
the \Borland\BDS\x.0\Help\Common\... directory. Running this program from
the command line will also give you instructions on its use. Typing the
command "reghelp 7" will completely restore your Borland help.
If this fails, you will need to reinstall the Microsoft Help 2 system by
reinstalling one of the following Microsoft products...
- Visual Studio .NET
- MSDN Library
- .NET Framework SDK
- MS Office XP/2003 Developer
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separately" means? Are there any specific instructions?
If you run the RBInstallHelper application from the command line without any
parameters, instructions for its use will be displayed.
RBInstallHelper MergeRBuilderHelp
RBInstallHelper MergeRAPHelp
RBInstallHelper MergeRBServerHelp
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Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
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Digital Metaphors
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When I run it (MergeRBuilderHelp or MergeRAPHelp) all I get is a
windows box saying "RBInstallHelper has stopped working" and offering
me options to Debug or Close the program.
Cary.
I have not seen this behavior before. Which operating system are you
running the application from? Does the error show up as a dialog in Windows
or displayed in the command prompt. Does the command promt display anything
after the app is executed?
You might try reinstalling ReportBuilder and see if that solves the problem.
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Regards,
Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com
Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com
did not run command prompt as administrator?
there code available for it somewhere? I really like it.
All the internal Help 2 registration was provided by Borland. See the
following article. The actual RBInstallHelper app was created by us to make
the process of registering and merging our help files easier (both for us
and for our customers).
http://dn.codegear.com/article/32372
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Regards,
Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com
Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com