HP 3000 Manuals

Introduction to MPE XL for MPE V System Administrators

The HELP Subsystem 

The HELP subsystem, including CICAT.PUB.SYS, is the facility that
provides users with online help for all MPE XL commands.  It is installed
as part of the operating system software.

Modifying CICAT.PUB.SYS 

To customize the HELP messages contained in CICAT.PUB.SYS, you must have
System Manager capability.  Use the following steps:

   1.  Call up an editor.

   2.  Load the CICAT.PUB.SYS file.

   3.  Make the necessary changes.

   4.  Keep the file under a new file name and exit the editor.

   5.  Enter the file equation

            :FILE INPUT= newfile 

   6.  Since output from MAKECAT is saved under the filename HELPCAT,
       make sure that a file named HELPCAT does not already exist as a
       permanent file.  If it does, or to designate an output file name
       other than HELPCAT, enter the file equation:

            :FILE HELPCAT= filename 

   7.  Enter the command

            :RUN MAKECAT.PUB.SYS,HELP

   8.  Enter the file equation

            :FILE CICAT.PUB.SYS=HELPCAT

   9.  Check the modifications.  If they are correct, purge the old CICAT
       and rename the new catalog CICAT.

Building a New HELP Message Catalog 

If you wish to make extensive changes to the help message catalog, such
as might be required to translate a catalog into a different language,
follow the above steps for modifying CICAT with the exception that you
will write the new message catalog file from scratch rather than
modifying the existing CICAT file.

For information on using a HELP message catalog for an application
program in addition to the system HELP message catalog, refer to Chapter
4, "Customizing the HELP Subsystem" in Localizing and Customizing System 
Information (32650-90046).

MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation