Omni Systems, Inc. Mif2Go User's Guide, Version 55
> 8 Generating WinHelp > 8.4 Converting cross references > 8.4.1 Creating help context markers
Mif2Go can convert cross references to help context markers; this is the default for WinHelp:
; Xrefs = Help (make context markers) or None (plain text)
You can specify whether to use the FrameMaker numeric cross-reference ID (the default), or the full text of the cross reference:
; XrefType = = Numeric (default) or Full (use only to eliminate dupes)
If you specify XrefType=Full
,
you get the complete referenced text in the WinHelp context marker. Such
text can easily exceed the 63-character size limit for cross-reference
IDs in WinHelp, and might contain characters that are not valid in WinHelp
IDs.
If you specify XrefType=Numeric
(or if you omit the setting entirely) Mif2Go uses FrameMaker ObjectIDs instead of the full
cross-reference text.
In the great majority of cases, XrefType=Numeric
produces the correct result. However, you run a very small chance of
encountering duplicate cross-reference ID numbers, which cause the WinHelp
compiler to complain. If this happens, you must replace one of each pair
of duplicate ID numbers in your FrameMaker document. To find the duplicates
in FrameMaker, generate an Index of Markers (IOM) for your document,
selecting only cross-reference markers, and checking Create
Hypertext Links. A duplicated number has two references
listed instead of one.