HTML Version
All of these books can be placed on your system as HTML-based online help during a normal installation of the product. They are located in the help subdirectory of the product installation directory. To use the help, you must have one of the following browsers installed:
If you choose to install the online books, you can access the entire help system by selecting the help icon that appears in the DataDirect program group.
On UNIX and Linux platforms, if you want the help files, copy the /bookshtml subdirectory from the product DVD to a local directory.
To open the help system from a command-line environment, at a command prompt, enter:
where browser_exe is the name of your browser executable and my_local_dir is the path to the product installation directory.
After the browser opens, the left pane displays the Table of Contents, Index, and Search tabs for the entire documentation library. When you have opened the main screen of the help system in your browser, you can bookmark it in the browser for quick access later.
NOTE: Security features set in your browser can prevent the help system from launching. A security warning message is displayed. Often, the warning message provides instructions for unblocking the help system for the current session. To allow the help system to launch without encountering a security warning message, the security settings in your browser can be modified. Check with your system administrator before disabling any security features.
Help is available from the setup dialog box for the ODBC driver and ADO data provider. When you click Help, your browser opens to the correct topic in the help system, without opening the help Table of Contents. A grey toolbar appears at the top of the browser window.
This tool bar contains previous and next navigation buttons.