Adding help files to an application

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I have written an MFC application and now they want me to add a help system
(pretty demanding, aren't they?). After looking around, it appears that the
right way is to check the "Context Help" box in the Application Wizard when
first creating the application and it adds the help support.

Now that the application is already written, I'm trying to figure out how to
add this capability after the fact. I can add my own callbacks, and toolbar
icons, but I can't figure out how to add the actual help support so that it
compiles the .hlp files. Is there an easy way to add this support later in
the project? I've looked in the "Add to Project" section but don't see
anything.

One possibility is just to create a new project with the same name, but with
help support, and then copy all of my files into the new project. This
wouldn't be too big a deal except that I would also have to re-create my
menus and toolbars which I would rather not do if there is an easier way.

Thank you,

Jim

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