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Q99950: QH.EXE Does Not Support Most Cross-Reference Commands

Article: Q99950
Product(s): Microsoft Programming Utilities
Version(s): MS-DOS:1.7,1.83; OS/2:1.7
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 29-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft QuickHelp for MS-DOS, versions 1.7, 1.83 
- Microsoft QuickHelp for OS/2, version 1.7 
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SUMMARY
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The "Microsoft Professional Advisor Library Reference Manual" documents many
cross-reference commands that the QuickHelp utility (QH.EXE) does not support.
To use these commands in your help file, you must develop a help viewer
application using the functions that the Microsoft Professional Advisor Library
provides.

MORE INFORMATION
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Cross-reference commands direct the host application to perform an action when
the user selects a hotspot. The Reference manual discusses these commands on
page 19-21.

QuickHelp, distributed with most Microsoft programming language products, can
view help files, but is supports only a small subset of the cross-reference
commands. The supported commands are as follows:

  !B Back
  !P Position
  !M Mark

To use any other cross-reference command in your help file, you must develop a
help file viewing application using the Microsoft Advisor Library help engine.

Additional query words: kbinf 1.70 1.83 helpmake rtf

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbQBASICSearch kbQuickHelpSearch kbQuickHelp170DOS kbQuickHelp183DOS kbQuickHelp170OS2
Version           : MS-DOS:1.7,1.83; OS/2:1.7

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