Viewing the online help

In the docs directory, the documentation is provided for use in the Eclipse Help System as com.ibm.softrt.aix64.doc.jar and com.ibm.softrt.aix64.doc.zip. The information is also provided as an Adobe® PDF file called softrt_aix64_jre.pdf.

About this task

To use the information center on your personal computer, you install the Eclipse Help System.

Note: The information center is also provided as a PDF, but the information has not been fully optimized for this format.
Procedure
  1. Install the Eclipse Help System.
    1. Download the latest version of the Eclipse Help System version from http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/iehs/download.
    2. Select the .zip, .tar, or .tgz file that is appropriate for your operating system.
    3. Create a new directory where you plan to install the Eclipse Help System. This directory is referred to as <INSTALL_DIR> in the rest of this document.
    4. Unpack the file into, for example, /opt/<INSTALL_DIR> or C:\<INSTALL_DIR> directory depending on your operating system. The unpacking creates a directory called /opt/<INSTALL_DIR>/ibm_help on Linux® or C:\<INSTALL_DIR>\IBM_Help_301_Win\ibm_help on Windows®.
  2. Add the WebSphere® Real Time for AIX® on 64-bit POWER® Information Center to your Eclipse Help System.
    • For Eclipse versions earlier than V3.1.1. Extract the files from com.ibm.softrt.aix64.doc.zip into the /opt/<INSTALL_DIR>/ibm_help/eclipse/plugins directory on Linux or C:\<INSTALL_DIR>\IBM_Help_301_Win\ibm_help\eclipse\plugins on Windows.
    • For Eclipse V3.1.1 or later. Copy com.ibm.softrt.aix64.doc.jar to the plug-in directory in the help system. For example, this directory is /opt/<INSTALL_DIR>/ibm_help/eclipse/plugins directory on Linux or C:\<INSTALL_DIR>\IBM_Help_301_Win\ibm_help\eclipse\plugins on Windows.
  3. Start the Eclipse Help System by changing directory to /opt/<INSTALL_DIR>/ibm_help and entering help_start.
  4. You can use the Eclipse Help System in these ways:
    • Using the search function. The first time you search, the search pauses while indexing takes place.
    • Filtering your searches. You can "Set Scope" so that it searches only the WebSphere Real Time for AIX on 64-bit POWER Information Center. Follow the prompts.
    • Printing. From the navigation tree, click the icon that appears when you hover over a topic in the navigation tree. Use the pop-up menu to select that topic or all of the subtopics associated with that topic. Click your preference and a new window opens for you to confirm that you want to print that part. Submit the job to your local printer in the typical way.
    • Installing on a Local Area Network. See the release notes that come with the Eclipse Help System for more information.
    • Using a CD. See the release notes that come with the Eclipse Help System for more information.
  5. Close the Eclipse Help System. When you have finished with the help system, enter help_end. Otherwise, the next time you try to start the system, you will not be able to start it because of a running process.


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