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Q139143: INFO: Reference List of KB Articles about the Help Compiler

Article: Q139143
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600
Last Modified: 18-APR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 5.0, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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With the advent of Visual FoxPro 3.0, developers are more inclined to move to
Windows-style help files to maintain the Windows look-and-feel. The FoxPro
Knowledge Base does not offer a substantial amount of information on this
subject. However, you can find many articles on this topic in the SDK/Windows
Programming Knowledge Base.

The listing of articles in the "More Information" section of this article is by
no means exhaustive, but it should prove to be a useful reference for
help-compiler related topics and issues. All the Knowledge Base articles listed,
with the exception of

  Q122141,

can be found in the Windows/SDK collection. Article

  Q122141

can be found in the FoxPro collection.

For additional information, you can query the complete Microsoft FoxPro Knowledge
Base on The Microsoft Network or the Internet. Additionally, you can contact
Microsoft Technical Support and request that the articles be faxed to you at no
charge.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following list represents many of the common issues and topics that are
relevant to the Windows Help Compiler.

  Q64050 Use Uppercase "K" for Keywords in Windows Help Files

  Q66494 Help Compiler Internal Error Possible Causes

  Q67884 Graphics as Jumps in Windows Help Files

  Q67895 Multiple Columns of Text in Windows Help Files

  Q69882 Windows Help (HLP) File Format Is Not Available

  Q71761 PRB: Search Button Disabled in Windows Help

  Q74283 WIN.INI Settings for Windows Help Hypertext Colors

  Q74937 Authoring Windows Help Files for Performance

  Q75010 Rich Text Format Subset Supported by Windows Help

  Q75111 Changing Hypertext Jump Color in Windows Help

  Q76493 Creating a Nonscrollable Region in Windows Help 3.1

  Q76534 Conditionally Activating a Button in Windows Help

  Q77748 Nesting Quotation Marks Inside Windows Help Macros

  Q77841 PRB: Vertical Scroll Bars Missing from Windows Help

  Q77931 Sample Help File Demonstrates Win 3.1 Help Macros

  Q77935 PRB: Causes of Help Compiler "Table Too Complex" Warning

  Q78119 PRB: Help Compiler Warning "Using Old Key Phrase Table" Cause

  Q78242 Help Does Not Support Side-by-Side Paragraphs

  Q81233 Creating Autosized Tables with Windows Help

  Q83010 SAMPLE: Navigating a Windows Help File Topic Hierarchy

  Q83020 Semicolons Cannot Separate Macros in .HPJ File

  Q84931 Use Extended Memory to Build Larger Windows Help Files

  Q85490 PRB: Number Causes Help Compiler Invalid Context ID Error

  Q85594 Application Cannot Clear the Windows Help History List

  Q85676 Windows Help and Help Compiler Capacity Limits

  Q86332 PRB: Bitmap Causes Windows Help Compiler Out-of-Memory Error

  Q86718 PRB: Special Characters Missing from Compiled Help File

  Q87007 BUG: Help Compiler Hangs When .HPJ File [MAP] Section Too Big

  Q87343 SAMPLE: Creating a Glossary Button in Windows Help

  Q87342 PRB: Small Caps Text Unchanged in Windows Help

  Q88126 BUG: HC Error 2050 from #include in Help Project File (.HPJ)

  Q88128 BUG: Minimized Windows Help Yields Incorrect Icon

  Q88142 Preventing Word Wrap in Microsoft Windows Help Files

  Q88191 Using the Microsoft Windows Help Compiler

  Q85677 Sources of Information about the Windows Help Compiler

  Q90291 Using Graphics Within a Help File

  Q90292 Causes of Help Compiler Error 5059

  Q91025 Creating Help Files Compatible with Windows 3.0 and 3.1

  Q92422 Help Fonts Must Use ANSI Character Set

  Q93918 Help Topic Margins Always 1 Inch When Printed

  Q93919 New SHED.EXE Preserves Hot Spot Information

  Q93645 Windows Help Internal Variables

  Q94611 Jumping to a Keyword in the Middle of a Help Topic

  Q115183 Running WINHELP.EXE with Command Line Switches

  Q120251 How to Specify Filenames/Paths in Viewer/WinHelp Commands

  Q122141 How to Build a Sample Windows-Style Help File

  Q125670 How to Implement Context-Sensitive Help in Windows 95 Dialogs

  Q110540 PRB: Quotation Marks Missing from Compiled Help File

  Q114604 PRB: Smart Quotes Not in Help Files Compiled From Word 6 RTF

  Q111095 BUG: Nonscrolling Region in Help File Topic Does Scroll

  Q138782 How to Call Windows Help Search Macro in FoxPro 2.x

  Q138781 How to Call a Windows Help Search Macro by Using Code

REFERENCES
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For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q121931 KB Articles Answer Frequently-Asked FoxPro Questions

This article may also prove to be useful as a reference guide.

For a list of companies that provide access to the Internet, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q107420 Gaining Internet Access

Additional query words: Winhelp files hpj rtf

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Keywords          : kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP500 kbVFP600
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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