RB 9.02 Screws Up Delphi Help!

rbuser

Installed d2005 Enterprise a while ago and got
some bizarre help erros (namespace not installed, ...).
finally uninstalled everything and started from
scratch checking out Delphi every step of the way
(and rebooting frequently). Installed on XP machine:
1)d2005
2)d2005 Update 2
3)Intraweb (full version)
4)Raize Components 3
5) Woll2Woll 1stClass Studio
6) Woll2Woll Infopower Studio

---help worked here---

7) RB 9.02 (after a reboot)

---help stopped working---
(The namespace is not defined.)


This has wasted a lot of my time! How can
this be fixed. thanks.

nicocizik

Hi John,

Sorry for the inconvience, we have not experienced this behavior with our
installations of RB 9.02. Take a look at the following article and see if
it can help restore your Help 2 system.

ARTICLE: ReportBuilder Help 2 Help
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INTRODUCTION

Delphi 2005 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 2005. 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.bds3 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 complete restore using the
reghelp.exe application provided by Borland. The reghelp.exe application is
located in the \Borland\BDS\3.0\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.


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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com