Help file corrupted

Project:SOCKIT - speaking and listening to TCP/IP network sockets using IGOR Pro
Version:IGOR.5.00.x-1.x-dev
Component:Documentation
Category:bug report
Priority:normal
Assigned:Unassigned
Status:active
Description

When I try to get help from inside Igor (version 5.05A on an WinXP machine) I get the following error message:

Help File Needs To Be Compiled (expected)

after I click yes I get:

A topic declaration is expected at the start of the file and immediately after a Related Topics declaration.

In the compiling Help File dialog I see:
Compiling "SOCKIT Help.ihf"
Topic: _____________
Topic Number: _____________

Is the help file compatible from Igor 5 to Igor 6?

I'd like to try this XOP out but I'm not sure how to use the calls without the help file.

Thanks.

Updates

#1 submitted by andyfaff on August 12, 2008 - 23:52

I'm not sure why this happens. I saw it happen only today (a colleague also has 5 installed). In the meantime you can try this...

All IGOR helpfile are also notebooks, can you open the helpfile as a notebook? This will give you access to the text. Let me know how it goes.

#2 submitted by hrodstein on August 16, 2008 - 07:23

There is probably something wrong with the formatting of the help file such as a blank line governed by the topic ruler.

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