Q40598: HELPMAKE Interprets Backslashes as Formatting Flags

Article: Q40598
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 1.00 1.04 1.05 1.06 | 1.04 1.05 1.06
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | s_helpmake | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 24-JAN-1991

The Microsoft HELPMAKE utility interprets a backslash (\) as a
formatting flag. If you want to display a backslash in the online
help, you must type two successive backslashes (\\). The first
backslash is interpreted; the second is displayed.

For further information on formatting flags, refer to the HELPMAKE
documentation in the utilities manual, or the online help supplied
with your particular compiler.

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