Q60220: No Space Needed in "/O MY.SRC" in HELPMAKE, Programmer’s Guide

Article: Q60220
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 7.00 7.10 | 7.00 7.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | docerr | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 8-JAN-1991

Page 673 in the "Microsoft BASIC 7.0: Programmer's Guide" (for
versions 7.00 and 7.10) incorrectly shows a space between "/O" and
"MY.SRC" in the following example for decoding a Help database:

   HELPMAKE /V /D /O MY.SRC MY.HLP > MY.LOG

Using this syntax gives the error ":fatal error H1100: cannot open
file." The correct syntax is as follows:

   HELPMAKE /V /D /OMY.SRC MY.HLP > MY.LOG

The sample syntax given on the bottom of Page 672 shows the "/O"
option as it should be used.

This information applies to Microsoft BASIC Professional Development
System (PDS) Versions 7.00 and 7.10 for MS-DOS and MS OS/2.

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