Ever wanted to build MSDN-style documentation? Try Sandcastle Help File Builder.
SandCastle is a tool for generating MSDN-style help file/documentation from .Net assemblies and comments files. It works natively with the source code and uses project assembly file to create documentation topics, and XML comments files to generate API references. With standalone version of SandCastle GUI, you can modify appearance and control features of the compiled help file.
Features
- Generates documentation in .CHM, .HsX, .mshc, and Web formats (HTML & ASP.Net)
- Simple deployment and integration of help files
- Works natively with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005/2008 solutions
- Works with both executable (.EXE) and library (.DLL) assemblies as documentation sources
- Complete error logging and error handling for the build process
- Allows integration of standard HTML files with the table of contents
- Built-in support for localization and translation
Requirements
- Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 SP1
- Microsoft HTML Help Workshop
- Visual Studio 2008 SDK v1.0
- Microsoft Help Library Manager & Help Library Agent