diff --git a/extra/jheidi/helpDialog$mysql.ajl b/extra/jheidi/helpDialog$mysql.ajl
index 60e03c80..4bdaac5f 100644
--- a/extra/jheidi/helpDialog$mysql.ajl
+++ b/extra/jheidi/helpDialog$mysql.ajl
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   
   
   args().put("windowContext", context);
-  script("initHelpTree", args());
+  script("initHelpTreeMySQL", args());
   
 	dlg.visible();
 	   
diff --git a/extra/jheidi/initHelpTreeMySQL.ajl b/extra/jheidi/initHelpTreeMySQL.ajl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6540f1ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/jheidi/initHelpTreeMySQL.ajl
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+  import java.util.List;
+  
+  WindowContext context = argObj("windowContext");
+  HashObject profile = context.get("profile");
+  Tree tree = context.get("/helpTree");
+  final NodeInfo root = (NodeInfo)tree.getModel().getRoot();
+  
+  tree.setCellRenderer(new IconicCellRenderer("images/helptopic.gif", "images/helpitem.gif"));
+  
+  final DB db = context.get("db");
+  
+  DB.AutoCleanupTX tx = new DB.AutoCleanupTX() {
+    public void execute() throws Exception {
+      List<HashObject> curItems = db.execute("help contents");
+      NodeInfo curNode = root;
+      
+      Stack<HashObject> stack = new Stack<HashObject>();
+      HashObject pointer = new HashObject();
+      pointer.put("node", curNode);
+      pointer.put("items", curItems);
+      stack.push(pointer);
+      
+      while (!stack.empty())
+      {
+        pointer = stack.pop();
+        curItems = pointer.getObject("items");
+        curNode = pointer.getObject("node");
+        
+        for ( HashObject item: curItems)
+        {
+          if ( "Y".equals(item.get("is_it_category")))
+          {
+            NodeInfo branch = new NodeInfo(item.get("name"));
+            //this if statement is needed because of bugs in some mysql help tables 
+            //causing infinite recursion. lazier loading in jheidi would also work.
+            if ( !branch.getText().equals(curNode.getText()))
+            {
+              branch.setType("helptopic");
+              branch.setIcon("helptopic");
+              HashObject newPointer = new HashObject();
+              newPointer.put("items", db.execute("help '" + item.get("name") + "'"));
+              newPointer.put("node", branch);
+              curNode.add(branch);
+              stack.push(newPointer);
+            }  
+          }
+          else 
+          {
+            NodeInfo leaf = new NodeInfo(item.get("name"));
+            leaf.setType("helpitem");
+            leaf.setIcon("helpitem");
+            curNode.add(leaf);
+          }
+        }
+       
+      }
+    }
+  };
+  
+  db.execute(tx);
+ 
+  tree.updateUI();
+ 
+    
+ 
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diff --git a/extra/jheidi/initHelpTreeOracle.ajl b/extra/jheidi/initHelpTreeOracle.ajl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..122f1772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/jheidi/initHelpTreeOracle.ajl
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+  import java.util.List;
+  
+  WindowContext context = argObj("windowContext");
+  HashObject profile = context.get("profile");
+  Tree tree = context.get("/helpTree");
+  final NodeInfo root = (NodeInfo)tree.getModel().getRoot();
+  
+  tree.setCellRenderer(new IconicCellRenderer("images/helptopic.gif", "images/helpitem.gif"));
+  
+  final DB db = context.get("db");
+  
+  DB.AutoCleanupTX tx = new DB.AutoCleanupTX() {
+    public void execute() throws Exception {
+      List<HashObject> curItems = db.execute("select info as name, 'N' as is_it_category from system.help where topic='TOPICS' and info<>'MENU' and info<>'INDEX' and info <> 'TOPICS' and info is not null and info not like ' Help%' order by seq");
+      NodeInfo curNode = root;
+      
+      Stack<HashObject> stack = new Stack<HashObject>();
+      HashObject pointer = new HashObject();
+      pointer.put("node", curNode);
+      pointer.put("items", curItems);
+      stack.push(pointer);
+      
+      while (!stack.empty())
+      {
+        pointer = stack.pop();
+        curItems = pointer.getObject("items");
+        curNode = pointer.getObject("node");
+        
+        for ( HashObject item: curItems)
+        {
+          if ( "Y".equals(item.get("is_it_category")))
+          {
+            NodeInfo branch = new NodeInfo(item.get("name"));
+            //this if statement is needed because of bugs in some mysql help tables 
+            //causing infinite recursion. lazier loading in jheidi would also work.
+            if ( !branch.getText().equals(curNode.getText()))
+            {
+              branch.setType("helptopic");
+              branch.setIcon("helptopic");
+              HashObject newPointer = new HashObject();
+              newPointer.put("items", db.execute("help '" + item.get("name") + "'"));
+              newPointer.put("node", branch);
+              curNode.add(branch);
+              stack.push(newPointer);
+            }  
+          }
+          else 
+          {
+            NodeInfo leaf = new NodeInfo(item.get("name"));
+            leaf.setType("helpitem");
+            leaf.setIcon("helpitem");
+            curNode.add(leaf);
+          }
+        }
+       
+      }
+    }
+  };
+  
+  db.execute(tx);
+ 
+  tree.updateUI();
+ 
+    
+ 
+  
+  
+  
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