Generate help documents from XML VS 2005

generate help documents fron the XML comments that I have for each sub/function etc

If I try to downlaod I'll get this

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Ok.. So I have installed the sandcatle

I'm trying to understand this part.

Build > Help File Format: Enable HtmlHelp2x
Build > Dependencies: Add all assemblies your assembly depends on here.
Build > Framework Version: Select the .NET Framework version your assembly is build on.
Help File > Presentation Style: Select vs2005. This is not neccessary but pretty.
Paths > HtmlHelp2xCompilerPath: Give the path to the directory where hxcomp.exe is located.
Paths > SandcastpePath: Set it to the correct installed sandcastle path. In my case I had multiple versions
of sandcastle installed and had to specify where the newest version is installed.


but I can't find these settings?

Probably is the version changed ...
I'll check it !

Perhaps this link can help you
https://blogs.msdn.com/sandcastle/archive/2006/07/29/682398.aspx

Try below link

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/vb/VbCommenter.aspx

hmm. I new to this so I'm not sure how to do it in VS 2005

I  don't understand the text in the url

sorry for all the questions..

that one is only for vs 2003

oki. so this is not the sandcastle , this is something else?

Actually it's almost the way I do it. I let my visual studio generate an xml-document and with ndoc I create a chm, xml, ... depending of my needs. Usually I use it to document my project

oki.
When I installed the SDK for Vs 2005 I got HelpStudio from http://www.innovasys.com/

Is this something you know about?

I don't know, so I can't tell anything about it.

okit thx anyway..

If I chech the nDoc url I can see theis code snippet

<system.codedom>
<compilers>
<compiler language="vb;vbs;visualbasic;_vbscript" extension=".vb" type="Microsoft.VisualBasic.VBCodeProvider, System, Version=1.0.5000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" compilerOptions="/doc+ /optionstrict+"/>
</compilers>
</system.codedom>

But that is for ASP how shuld it look in VB

Now DONOT try to run the NDoc Application by clicking F5. I did that initially and I had a solution that had around 5-6 projects. It was failing giving an error: Falied to load Assembly&blah..blah..

So the solution is to run the NDocGui.exe from NDoc2005\src\Gui\bin\Debug path.

Now before starting the generation, you need to enable the XML document generation for each project in VS 2005(Project Properties->Build->Output->XMlDocumentationFile)

Now add the decoration for you class and methods.
I found some good article on this at:
http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/csharpcommentinganddocs.asp
which could be a good starting point.

Now run the NDocGui.exe and specify ur solution name. It took a good amount of time to convert, but it is really fantastic.

You get the MSDN style documentation, very neat and clean.

Thanks a lot to NDoc..!!

Oki..

I have donloaded the ndoc .
When I run nDoc there is a GUI that is opend.
What do I do now?

Can i implement the nDoc in VS like a add-in or something or must I always run the nDoc as a separately project ad create the help doc from that?

and when trying to import the solution into the nDoc I got this

"There are no projects in this solution that NDoc can import.

Either the solution is blank, or the projects contained within
the solution are not of a type NDoc can import."

>> Can i implement the nDoc in VS like a add-in or something or must I always run the nDoc as a separately project ad create the help doc from that?

It's always a separate project.
Now run the NDocGui.exe and specify ur solution name (through the add-button).
Next is to generate the help (fifth icon or ctrl-shift-B)
It took a good amount of time to convert, but it is really fantastic.

oki I got it to work now. thx alot.. :)

Glad I could help you.