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Sandcastle Help File Builder for Windows

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This tool builds help files for managed class libraries, combining API references from code comments with custom conceptual topics. It offers GUI and command-line options.

  • Pros

    • Automates help file creation for .NET libraries.
    • Supports API reference from code comments.
    • Integrates conceptual topics via MAML.
    • Provides standalone GUI and command-line tools.
    • Offers Visual Studio integration for project management.

  • Cons

    • Sandcastle tools are command-line only.
    • Original Sandcastle lacks GUI and automation.
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Full Specifications

GENERAL
Release
Latest update
Version
1.9.7
OPERATING SYSTEMS
Platform
Windows
Operating System
  • Windows 2003
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7
  • Windows XP
Additional Requirements
None
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Total Downloads
484
Downloads Last Week
13
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Developer’s Description

By Eric Woodruff
Create help files for managed class libraries in an automated fashion.
Sandcastle Help File Builder is composed of two separate parts that work together: the Sandcastle tools and the Sandcastle Help File Builder. The Sandcastle tools are used to create help files for managed class libraries containing both conceptual and API reference topics. API reference topics are created by combining the XML comments that are embedded in your source code with the syntax and structure of the types which is acquired by reflecting against the associated .NET Framework assembly. Conceptual topics are created by converting XML documents that you author containing Microsoft Assistance Markup Language (MAML). The Sandcastle tools are command-line based and have no GUI front-end, project management features, or an automated build process. The Sandcastle Help File Builder was created to fill in the gaps, provide the missing NDoc like features that are used most often, and provide standalone GUI and command line based tools to build a help file in an automated fashion. A Visual Studio integration package is also available for it so that help projects can be created and managed entirely from within Visual Studio.
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