No IVF Compiler Help found when selected under 'Help' in VS2005

[anthonyrichards]

I have VS2005 with
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
Version 8.0.50727.762 (SP.050727-7600)
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 2.0.50727 SP2

Installed Edition: Professional

and

Intel Visual Fortran Compiler Integration Package ID: w_cprof_p_11.1.067
Intel Visual Fortran Compiler Integration for Microsoft Visual Studio* 2005, 11.1.3471.2005, Copyright (C) 2002-2010 Intel Corporation

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition - ENU Service Pack 1 (KB926601)
This service pack is for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition - ENU.
If you later install a more recent service pack, this service pack will be uninstalled automatically.
For more information, visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926601

plus security updates.

When I select 'IntelVisual Fortran Compiler Help' under the 'Help' menu. I get 'Information not found'.
Under Tools..options...Help..Online I have selected 'Try local first, then online' and all the recommended providers are ticked.

Where is the IVF Help???

[Les_Neilson]

It sounds like a possible install problem.
Did you install Visual Studio Service Pack 2?

Also note you should install IVF *after* installing Visual Studio.

To find the help Try here :

$IfortInstallDir\Documentation\en_US\compiler_f\main_for.chm

I created a shortcut on my desktop with that as the target and
$IFortInstallDir\Documentation\en_US\compiler_f
as the "Start in" directory

Les

[anthonyrichards]

Thanks Les. After a brief search, I found main_for.chm in the Intel folder. What I was hoping for was that this Help would be fired up when I selected Intel Visual Fortran Compiler Help, just like the Help in CVF. I also prefer the way the Windows Helppresented in CVF in the same way, with a searchable Index.

What do you get when you select IVF compiler Help in Visual Studio?

p.s. I installed as normal, VS2005 then IVF, some time ago. I have since installed IVF upgrades OK.

P.P.S. You refer to VS2005 SP2, which does not exist. There is MS .NET Framework version 2.etc., SP2 though,which I have installed.

[Les_Neilson]

Quoting anthonyrichards

What do you get when you select IVF compiler Help in Visual Studio?

I get the VS help screen with "Intel Software Development Tools" logo and "Start Here"
When I click on the desktop shortcut I mentioned I get the same startup screen but without the "Start Here" link and with a left pane showing Contents, Index, Search and Favorites tabs
I find myself using this version of the help far more than the VS version

Sorry the SP was a typo should have been 1
Sorry also I was too quick to respond to the query without checking who I was responding to. Someone with your experience would know about the order of intallation.

Does running Steve's repair tool help?
( sorry no pun intended :-) )

Les

[lklawrie]

Look at this thread:

http://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/showthread.php?t=76791&o=a&s=lr

I used that (if that thread doesn't show -- search the forum for h2reg)

It restored my help search but I'm on VS2008

Linda

[anthonyrichards]

Well thanks Linda. Following your advice, I tried your recommendation (with the small mod because H2reg.exe was not initially found in my path) as follows:

C:\
CD \%IFORT_COMPILER11%
CD "c:\program files\intel\compiler\11.1\067\help"
h2reg -r CmdFile=..\Documentation\vshelp\1033\intel.forprodocs.en\fproc_vs2005_H2Reg_cmd.ini
h2reg -r CmdFile=..\Documentation\vshelp\1033\intel.fprocompilerdocs.en\H2Reg_cmd.ini
pause
CD\

and after restarting VStudio2005, the IVF help was there!

Fortunately, the previous help scheme which allowed access to MSDN, Windows and C++ help as well is still available under the Help...Search.. menu!

P.S. For the hell of it I tried the above with 1041 instead of 1033 (both folders exist in my Intel folder) and when I restarted Vstudio2005 I found I was looking at Japanese help! Whoa, don't try this at home, unless you are in Tokyo!