All documentation in one Linux Apache Server

[slabr_DUP]

Hi.

I was wondering if anybody tries to copy all documentation (ie. OXE 6, 7, 8, 9, OmniVista, OXO, etc.) to one Apache Server on Linux or Windows to have all these documents in one place with possibility to chose on one http:// address. If so, can give me some advise how to do that?

Rregards
Slawek Abrich

[krzysioD]

with diffrent port numbers, and then use diffrent url like:
http://hostname:10005/...
http://hostname:10006/...
...
http://hostname:10009/...
Docs for 4.2 are in compiled CHM file (IIRC) so, no point to have them on web.

catch me on skype Slawek.

[slabr_DUP]

Hmmm, I'd rather think of build-in apache documentation functionality as it is in docs for OXO 6.1-7.0 where after launching load_doc.exe you can choose between 6.1 and 7.0 version. All docs are in one location and only one load_doc.exe you need to launch to have access to both of these docs. I know, that this is write in Perl with cgi-bin scripts, but when I tried to copy this to Linux Apache server it did'n work properly, so I suppose to need change some Apache config.

Regards
Slawek Abrich

[Gedeon]

It's possible to adapt some documentation to use the same server in different port, but it's not very easy (you must modify configuration file, search scripts, etc... in fact any file that contain localhost).
For CHM documentation, you can extract files into the archive to put them in a web site, no problem for this. Many tools are available to make this, or to create CHM file from web pages (see microsoft.com to download the MS tools).

G.

[Gedeon]

An other possibility is to extract PDF files from documentation and to create static page with links to this files.
G.

[slabr_DUP]

Well, it's rather poor solution because of many work and not the same effect as in original documentation launching from CD od HDD. I'd like to have access to all docs from my WEB Server not to have all on my computer. As I see, nobody tries to do that. So I'll try to do it in my lab and if I'd succeded, I'll give some info how to do that.

Regards
Slawek

[krzysioD]

Yeap,
because most of people have docs on Laptops with some virtual CD-Rom so docs take small amount of hdd space.
same with software or eva/voice prompts, just many .iso files...

Anyway: why would one need access both to R6 and R9 docs? to compare if something has changed?

[alex]

Anyway: why would one need access both to R6 and R9 docs? to compare if something has changed?

Good point. Personally on my notebook I keep R5 docs - for fast access and the latest Release (today it is R9's) docs - to have latest features description. In 90% cases R5 docs is enough - because it contains CCx description and DBM is also included.

[slabr_DUP]

OK, you are right in fact. The best solution for most situations is to have locally the fastest docs (R5 in .CHM files) and the newest (R9 for now one). It doesn't have sense to spend time trying to run all docs on one Web Server.

Thanks
Slawek

[Gedeon]

And the best old documentation : 4400ed7.
All old boards configuration, specific features not documented in OXE documentation but always presents in OXE (like alarm sets, remote alarm with Z set on an other node, etc...).

G.