this is a patch for an online help file editor.. this patch was made against stock 3.0 bpl 11 with the oasisolc from the circlemud ftp site patched in.. to install, put the file hedit.patch in your src directory..then type: patch < hedit.patch if you see any hunks that have failed, you'll have to patch it manually using the .rej files as a guide.. notes.. - standard disclaimer...this patch may indeed nuke your src, world files, mail files, torch your house, kill your dog, and make you get fired from your job..beware and make backups of your entire mud (especially help files) - you must unify all your existing help files into a file called "help.hlp" under lib/text/help (you could change it to whatever you want, but this is what the patch was made for..) - this also adds in help file min levels that will need to be set for immortal help entries (unless you want mortals to be able to get help on wiz commands)..thanks for this part go out to Akuma..you can reach him at doomer@bayou.com (or kramer.tander.com 1666 as Akuma) this truly is simply an editor, and you must type in the help entries exactly as you would manually. this means that you will have to put the keywords for the entry at the top. to see how it works, first edit a couple of existing help entries. when creating a new help entry, it doesn't really matter what keyword you give from the command line (as long as it isn't already in the help table)..the keywords will be set after you save the entry, and the help table is remade, using the keywords from the first line... if you use this, you don't have to give me credit or anything..just drop by my mud if you feel like it, and post a message on the board..and if you wanted to pay me back, you could hunt down a bug or two before you left :) if you have any problems, you can email me at siv@cyberenet.net.. siv cyberenet.net 4000 "Because there is no problem in this world so intractable or complicated that it cannot be solved by killing anyone even remotely connected to it." The Scorched Earth Party -