[dba-SQLServer] Visual studio help

John,

The help files for Visual Studio are not installed automatically.
You have to run the install on the MSDN disk(s) that came with it
to get help of any kind.

Robert


At 10:51 AM 7/11/2007, you wrote:
>Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:51:28 -0400
>From: "jwcolby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
>Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] [dba-VB] Visual studio help
>To: <dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com>,
>         <dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com>,  "'Access Developers discussion and
>         problem solving'"       <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
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>
>Yes, but if you hit F1 then it opens a help file of some sort.  I can say
>whether it is going to use the local help or the internet help first etc.
>As for books online, well... I only know that term in terms of SQL Server.
>
>1) Go into code.
>2) Select some something, keyword, whatever.
>3) Hit F1.
>
>What do you see?
>
>I see a help window.  On the top blue bar it says "Microsoft Visual Studio
>2005 Documentation".  That is a good sign.
>
>However on the left hand side there is a Pane (or PAIN depending on your
>point of view), which has a "filter by" combo.  The ONLY CHOICES (for me)
>are:
>
>SQL Server 2005
>SQL Server Analysis Service
>SQL Server...
>SQL Server...
>SQL Server...
>Etc etc.
>
>I am locked in to filtering on SQL Server help.  I DON'T WANT SQL SERVER
>HELP, I WANT VB HELP.
>
>Actually I want to be able to select VB, C#, Java, SQL Server and whatever
>else is appropriate in the context I am using.  I am flying Visual Studio
>blind, unless all I am interested in is SQL Server help in which case I am
>ducky.
>
>John W. Colby