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Q42771: HELPMAKE: "/A:" Must Be Used When Using Colon (:) Commands

Article: Q42771
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 1.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | s_helpmake s_quickc docerr | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 28-JAN-1991

In at least two places in the "Microsoft QuickC Tool Kit" version 2.00
manual, it is implied that the colon (:) is used as a default for
HELPMAKE commands. However, it is never explicitly stated that
HELPMAKE must be invoked with the "/A:" option when encoding the help
database.

In fact, for any HELPMAKE colon (:) command to be recognized and
correctly interpreted during the encoding process, the "/A:" switch
must be used. For example, to encode the source file HELPTEST.SRC into
the help database HELPTEST.HLP, the following line should be used
(where "/A:" specifies the control character; "/E" indicates that the
file is being encoded, not decoded; and "/O" gives the destination
filename):

   HELPMAKE /A: /E /OHELPTEST.HLP HELPTEST.SRC

HELPMAKE options may be in either uppercase or lowercase letters.

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