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Q85677: Sources of Information about the Windows Help Compiler

Article: Q85677
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 20-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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The Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) has much information about
the Windows Help Compiler and Windows Help application. This article lists the
various sources of information about Windows Help available in the SDK.

MORE INFORMATION
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- The "Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit: Programmer's Reference,
  Volume 2: Functions" manual documents the WinHelp function on pages 985
  through 988.

- The "Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit: Programming Tools" manual,
  in Chapter 3, presents an overview of the process of creating a help file. A
  list of error messages with a description of each appears in Appendix B.

- The "Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit: Programmer's Reference,
  Volume 4: Resources" manual, pages 257 through 302, lists the RTF (rich-text
  format) tokens supported by the Windows Help Compiler. Pages 302 through 330
  list the syntax of each macro supported by the Help Compiler and provides a
  description of each.

- The HELPHOOK sample demonstrates how an application can provide
  context-sensitive help for a dialog box. HELPHOOK is one of the advanced
  samples provided with the Windows SDK. By default, the SDK installation
  program places advanced samples in the C:\WINDEV\SAMPLES directory.

- The HELPEX sample demonstrates calling Windows Help from an application and
  provides a general demonstration of its capabilities. HELPEX is one of the
  advanced samples provided with the Windows SDK.

- The MACROHLP sample demonstrates many of the macros available to Windows Help
  authors. MACROHLP is one of the advanced samples provided with the Windows
  SDK.

Additional query words: 3.10 HC HCP.EXE HC31.EXE

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

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