Help File Generation for ASP.NET Website Project (Using Sandcastle)

Below steps helps file generation for ASP.NET Website Project using sandcastle

1. 1. Install Sandcastle from here: https://sandcastle.codeplex.com/
   2. Install Sandcastle Help File Builder GUI from here: https://shfb.codeplex.com/
   3. Install HTML Help 1.x Compiler from here: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=14188
   4. Download the CodeDom.dll from here: https://sandcastlestyles.codeplex.com/releases/view/22689

Add a reference to the above mentioned dll in your project.

1. Add the following to the <compilers> section within <system.codedom> section of the web.config: Publish the website. The XML Documentation files would be generated and can be found in the folder specified in /docpath.
2. Start Sandcastle Help File Builder GUI. Go to Project Explorer. Click on Document Sources -> Add Document Source. Browse and add the dll file and the .xml file from the /docpath folder to the project.You may want to alter the following properties in the Project Properties window:-
   

   Property Name	Description
   HelpTitle	The title for the help file
   OutputPath	The path where the help file will be generated
   ShowMissingNamespaces	If set to true a message is added to the namespace help topics if the namespace comments are missing.
   ShowMissingValues	If set to true a message is added to the help topic if the <value> tag is missing.
   APIFilter	Used to include /exclude elements from the help file.Note: If App_Code classes are not contained within a namespace; manually select them here to make them visible in Help file.

3. Click on Documentation -> Build Project to generate the help file.
4. After the build process is complete, click on Documentation -> View Help File -> View Help file.