Fly Help provides a tool that automatically generates documentation of COM type libraries in HTML Help format (CHM) or Web-Help format. With Fly Help you can import COM type library from .dll, .exe, .ocx and .tlb files.

Basic use of the tool is simple. You only need to provide source files containing a type library (*.EXE, *.DLL, *.TLB) created by any COM-enabled language (VC++, VB, Delphi, ...), specify a directory where all output files will be put.

The tool will extract information from the type library automatically and create a set of HTML files describing the type library (classes, interfaces, methods, enumerations).

Using the built-in HTML editor or any other external HTML editors (for more information about external HTML editors, please see About external editors), you can add your own customized information, such as explanations and example source code, to the HTML files. The customized information you added will be included in the final help file (CHM format or Web-Help format).

To import COM type library (method 1):

• From the File menu, select Import COM Type Library
• A file select dialog opens. Select one or multiple files which contain COM type library and click Open.
• An output folder select dialog opens, if you have not specified an output folder.
• If you want to preview the topics generated from COM Type Library, please refer to Previewing topics.
• If you want to edit the topics generated from COM Type Library, please refer to Editing topics.
• If you want to generate the HTML Help (CHM), please refer to How to create HTML Help.

To import COM type library (method 2):

• Drag one file from built-in Resource Explorer and drop it on the Visual TOC designer.