defhelp

Define a help topic

Description:

The defhelp procedure specifies the location of help information on a topic assuming a hierarchical help system such as Starlink HLP and the currently defined help library (see helplib). Currently defhelp is only used in defining help when running from ICL. The location of help on the applications is defined automatically – it is only necessary to include defhelp keywords in the IFD for other topics.

Invocation

defhelp topic location

Arguments

topic
The topic name.
location
T
he location within the currently defined help library at which help on the specified topic will be found.

Examples:

defhelp data_structures data_structures

Help on ‘data_structures’ is found in subtopic ‘data_structures’ of the current help library.

defhelp kappa 0

Help on ‘kappa’ is found in the top level of the current help library.


ADAM:

As specified.
IRAF:
None.