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Q69882: Windows Help (HLP) File Format Is Not Available

Article: Q69882
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 06-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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The data formats for ANN and HLP files used by the Microsoft Windows Help
application are under development and are not expected to remain constant in
future versions of Windows Help. To avoid problems with different versions of
these files, Microsoft has decided not to publish either file format.

Currently, the Microsoft Windows Help Compiler, distributed with versions 3.0 and
3.1 of the Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) and with other
Microsoft applications that produce HLP files, is the only tool available to
generate files compatible with the Windows Help system.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.10

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.1

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