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Automating Help builds through Visual Studio

Last post 06-26-2008 3:43 AM by Richard Sloggett (Innovasys). 1 replies.
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  • 06-25-2008 7:14 PM

    Automating Help builds through Visual Studio

    The development staff I support want to be able to automatically generate compiled Help (CHM and HTML output) on a controlled basis - when they build a solution, the associated Help builds. They currently do this with sandcastle and another tool (trial version).

    I have built the integrated doc x project file (Visual Studio and Doc X) and demonstrated the use of the comment editor. My last hurdle to get dev buy-in is to demonstrate that they can generate a Help build automatically when the solution builds. Is this possible and can someone point me to documentation so I can make my case.

    Visual Studio 2008, Doc X 2008, .NET Assembly as source.

    Thanks 

     

  • 06-26-2008 3:43 AM In reply to

    Re: Automating Help builds through Visual Studio

    Comprehensive support for unattended documentation builds is provided through the Document! X Automation license, which is available free with a team license of 5 or more Document! X licenses, or available for purchase separately if you hold less than 5 licenses (contact sales@innovasys.com for more details on that). The Automation License includes:

    1. A Command Line build utility (with source code provided).
    2. Access to the Document! X COM APIs for more low level integration.
    3. Innovasys Support for use of Document! X in an automated build environment.
    4. Entitlement to install Document! X on up to 2 'build machines' plus a third machine for interactive work (if purchased separately).

    An MSBuild task is also available as part of the automation license, on request.

     

    Richard Sloggett
    Innovasys
    http://www.innovasys.com
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