Q61235: C 6.00 README: Using a Large Number of Help Files

Article: Q61235
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 6.00   | 6.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 25-APR-1990

The following information is taken from the C Version 6.00 README.DOC
file.

Using a Large Number of Help Files
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If the help files for OS/2 and several different languages are loaded
onto your system, you may receive a message that you have too many
help files open.

You can get around this problem by concatenating some of the help
files. Most applications that display help allow up to 19 open
physical help files. However, the number of logical (that is,
concatenated) help files allowed is usually much larger.

To concatenate help files, use the DOS or OS/2 COPY command with the
/B (binary) option. For example, to concatenate LINK.HLP and UTILS.HLP
into a single help file called COMBO.HLP, use the following command:

   COPY LINK.HLP /B + UTILS.HLP /B COMBO.HLP /B

The order in which you concatenate the files determines the order in
which the files are searched for help information.

As a final step, be sure to delete the original help files, or move
them to a directory that is not listed in your HELPFILES environment
variable.

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