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> I'd like to create documentation based on
> the suite of
> tools that a user has purchased. For example, they can purchase anywhere
> from zero to five tools that allow them to import different types of data
> into our software.
Now here it the kind of application for which XML works very well. The
scenario you describe requires a custom build of information depending on a
set of specialized conditions. You can create an XML format for your
information that defines the relationships you have described between the
products purchased and the instructions to be followed.
> In addition, I would like them to be able to type in custom
> information such
> as their "live date" and have that populate various spots in the docs.
You should be able to accomplish this in a browser using a combination of
Java Script and XSLT.
> I have Office 2000, Framemaker 7, Robohelp 2000 and DemoShield at my
> disposal. Anyone think of a good way to accomplish this in any
> one of these
> tools (or in another, economical and easy to learn tool)?
XML, XSLT, Java Script, and browsers are all freely available. They should
suffice unless the size of the documentation set is quite large.
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