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Have a dislike, or strong-hatred, of the ''SP2'' compiled ''SDK documentation'' format ?
<br>
Wish to open and cross-reference multiple SDK pages ?

Here's a quick & easy solution,
<br>
allowing you to access multiple SDK documents concurrently,
<br>
whilst still maintaining valid internal links.

== Overview ==
The documentation for the '''SP2 SDK''', (for FSX Acceleration and SP2 users only),
<br>
is now supplied in a ''compiled help file'' format, (.chm).

=== CHM Drawbacks ===
You can only view one page at any time, 
<br>
(without opening multiple copies of the .chm,
and  then navigating through the sub-pages).

=== Workaround ===
This workaround is suitable for all SP2 SDK pages, 
<br>
without the need to manually decompile the ''fsxsdk.chm'',
<br>
and then navigate through sub-folders to find the relevant pages.

== Instructions ==
This is a one-time task.

In your web browser -
* Right-click on any existing ''IE favourite'' or ''Firefox bookmark''.
* From the context menu - Left-click '''Copy'''.

Minimize your browser so you can see the ''desktop''.
* Right-click on the ''desktop''.
* From the context menu - Left-click '''Paste Shortcut'''.

The shortcut will now be displayed on your desktop.


Now edit that desktop-shortcut's properties.
* Right-click on the shortcut.
* From the context menu - Left-click '''Properties'''.

The shortcut's properties dialog will be displayed.
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On the ''General'' tab,
* Set the title to - '''FSX SDK Overview'''.

=== For a default SDK location ===
If you've installed the SDK to the ''default'' folder location.

On the ''Web Document'' tab -
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set the URL to -
<pre>mk:@MSITStore:C:\Program%20Files\Microsoft%20Games\Microsoft%20Flight%20Simulator%20X%20SDK\SDK\fsxsdk.chm::/core/src/sdk/DocSource/sdk%20overview.html</pre>
Click ''OK'' to save the changes.

=== For a non-default SDK location ===
If you've installed the SDK to a ''non-default'' folder location.
<br>
replace the string -
<pre>C:\Program%20Files\Microsoft%20Games\Microsoft%20Flight%20Simulator%20X%20SDK\SDK\fsxsdk.chm</pre>
with your SDK installation's equivalent location path.
<br>
Click ''OK'' to save the changes.

== SDK Overview Page ==
Launching the shortcut will now display the '''FSX SDK Overview''' in your web-browser.

All links in the '''FSX SDK Overview''' to sub-pages,
and any contained therein,
incorporate the appropriate .chm decode string.

== SDK Sub-Pages ==
Right-clicking on any link -
* Either as '''Open in a new window''' or '''Open in a new tab''', will now open the selected document as required.
* Optionally for those frequently accessed pages, you can create shortcuts directly to those pages, <br>by right-clicking and copy shortcut, then paste-shortcut.

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