Requirements for Changing the Help Location
- Someone with Web access must download a local copy of the help by
pointing a browser to
http://www.sas.com/download/, and then choosing SAS/GRAPH Software
under Downloads by Product Category.
- The downloaded documentation must be copied to a location where all
users can access it (more information below). It is recommended that the
entire directory structure and all of the files be copied as is;
however, it is possible to copy only the help files that are required
for one or more of the graph types.
- In the HTML file that references the graph, the HELPLOCATION
parameter must point to the correct location of the help files. The
parameter must be specified for the <APPLET> tag (Java applets) or
<OBJECT> tag (ActiveX control) that references the graph.
- If the HELPLOCATION is changed in an HTML file that is being viewed
in a browser, the HTML file must be re-opened in the browser. You cannot
simply press the browser's Reload or Refresh button.
Copying Help Files to a Desired Location
- The SAS/GRAPH Web graphs documentation that is available for Web
download contains information for SAS/GRAPH users, as well as help for
each version of the SAS/GRAPH Web graphs. For example, the help for
Release 8.1 of the web graphs is located in a subdirectory named
v8_1.
- The version subdirectory (for example, v8_1) contains help
information that applies to all of the graphs. In addition, to these
files, there is a separate subdirectory for each graph type's unique
help information. For example, the GraphApplet's help files are located
in a subdirectory named graphapplet.
- After downloading the Web Graphs documentation, if you choose to
copy only one graph type's help files to a local file system, you must
preserve the directory structure of the help. Thus, copy all of the HTML
and image files that are in the version subdirectory, and copy the
subdirectory that contains all of the graph type's help files. For
example, for the SAS/GRAPH GraphApplet, Release 8.1, copy all of the
files in the v8_1 subdirectory, and copy the
graphapplet subdirectory with all of its files. You do
not have to use the directory names v8_1 and
graphapplet in your local copies, but you do have to
preserve the directory structure and the file names of all of the HTML
and image files. The one exception is the main menu page, which you can
rename. For example, if you want to rename mainmenu.htm
to index.htm, you can do so.
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Before setting a HELPLOCATION value in an HTML file, be sure you know
which graph type you are running and its version so that you point to the
correct help. Use the Help menu to select the About option
to see which version of the graph you are running.
- Point the HELPLOCATION parameter to file mainmenu.htm
(or to its new name if you rename it) in the graph type's subdirectory.