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There are times when help files already compiled, or as part of several component files, are referenced either entirely or just some of the topic files in the current help documentation to be compiled. This is done by creating an extfile object in the external files block. This object contains all the related files to be referred to. The extfile object has been so designed to address single-sourcing of the different help writers. Files are related if they are part of a set of files expected by one help writer, as the index file and content file associated with one help file. Among different help writers, files are related if one file utilized by one help writer is the equivalent of the file required by another help file. Their contents are similar, that is.
Utilizing the files is usually simple enough. Object attributes which expect an external file always display a combobox of extfile objects.
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