objtch@extro.ucc.su.oz.au (Peter Goodall) (12/04/90)
I have been exploring the API interface to OS/2 from Smalltalk/VPM. While struggling with parameter types i tried to use the help system on the OS/2 API within the Programmer's Workbench in Microsoft C v6.0. In the Help system I tried to access the API help - the system told me that it couldn't find the file msos2.hlp. After searching my disks and the distribution disks, I could find no trace. I ame using IBM OS/2 1.2. I could not find any equivalent sounding file in the OS/2 system. Is the problem related to the fact that we have two diverging supplies of the OS? How can I get a help file that will give me access to the OS/2 API help? Thanks ---------------------------- Peter Goodall Smalltalk Systems Consultant ObjecTech P/L 162 Burns Bay Rd, LANE COVE , NSW, AUSTRALIA objtch@extro.ucc.su.oz.au
ballard@cheddar.ucs.ubc.ca (Alan Ballard) (12/05/90)
In article <objtch.660302658@extro> objtch@extro.ucc.su.oz.au (Peter Goodall) writes: >How can I get a help file that will give me access to the OS/2 API help? As far as I know, the os2 API hlp info is available only as part of the MS OS/2 development toolkit (and perhaps as part of the IBM Toolkit?). Alan Ballard | Internet: ballard@ucs.ubc.ca University Computing Services | Bitnet: USERAB1@UBCMTSG University of British Columbia | Phone: 604-228-3074 Vancouver B.C. Canada V6R 1W5 | Fax: 604-228-5116
cur022%cluster@ukc.ac.uk (Bob Eager) (12/05/90)
In article <objtch.660302658@extro>, objtch@extro.ucc.su.oz.au (Peter Goodall) writes: > it couldn't find the file msos2.hlp. This file comes with the Presentation Manager Toolkit, since it is tied to OS/2 rather than to C. Microsoft chose to include the name at the top level of QH anyway (subtle advertising)? -------------------------+------------------------------------------------- Bob Eager | University of Kent at Canterbury | +44 227 764000 ext 7589 -------------------------+-------------------------------------------------
rommel@lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de (Kai-Uwe Rommel) (12/05/90)
In article <1990Dec4.171620.13856@unixg.ubc.ca> ballard@cheddar.ucs.ubc.ca (Alan Ballard) writes: >As far as I know, the os2 API hlp info is available only as part of the >MS OS/2 development toolkit (and perhaps as part of the IBM Toolkit?). The OS/2 API help in Quickhelp (Advisor) format is only contained in the MS OS/2 PM toolkit, not in the MS OS/2 PM Softset and also not in the IBM OS/2 toolkit. The IBM toolkit does contain API documentation in PM help format (for the VIEW program coming with OS/2 for the cmd reference), but this format is rather unusable because it cannot be used from inside any reasonable editor (where the Quickhelp format can be used). Kai Uwe Rommel -- /* Kai Uwe Rommel * Munich * rommel@lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de */