XH.EXE Extended Help Server for Winpack.
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XHELP is the equivelent of the '?' command found on most bbs's for listing
help about an individual command.

You Invoke the progam by entering /XH (cmd) <RET>
The program then looks in the winpack\extern\xhelp subdirectory for a text
file with the same name as the command you entered, if found then the 
help file is sent to the tnc...

Eg: /XH LOTTERY <RET>

Or: /XH FINGER <RET>

If LOTTERY.TXT or FINGER.TXT exists in the xhelp subdirectory then it is 
read & sent to the tnc If the file doesn't exist, XH politely tells you so. 


Installation
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1: Copy the files XH.EXE & XH.PIF to the WINPACK\EXTERN directory

2: create a subdirectory XHELP (WINPACK\EXTERN\XHELP)

3: Copy the sample help file REQFIL.TXT to the XHELP directory

4: Copy any help files to this directory making sure the extention is TXT
   and file size doesn't exceed 2k bytes (see below)

5: Check your PIF file (see below) and away you go!


The Help Files.
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You can either write your own help files and/or copy the files that are 
supplied with the external programs and servers eg: LOC.TXT from Rogers' 
Locator calculator. The XHELP command would then be: /XH LOC <RET>

Nb: I have preset the programs' main buffer to 2k bytes, so make sure that
any help files do not exceed this limit, the program will abort if you do so.
This is mainly to keep memory requirements as low as possible but also large
help files would only confuse the issue, so keep help files short but 
informative remember you're trying to help the end user, not blind them
with science!

I have included a sample help file for the /reqfil server. 
You can now test your installation by typing /XH REQFIL <RET>

Problems with the PIF File.
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load the external program's PIF file into Windows PIF editor, check 
that the drive and path contained in the START-UP DIRECTORY edit box is
the same as your winpack installation, default is C:\WINPACK\EXTERN 
this should suffice in most cases, if your winpack installation differs 
then edit the drive and path accordingly...

Remember to update your connect text and also the main USERHELP.TXT to 
inform the user that this server is active...


Note to server authors.
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Please support this server by including a suitable extended help file in 
your zip-file...


73 de Kevin GW4WOV @ GB7SWN.#53.GBR.EU Swansea, Wales. U.K. May 1996

