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From: fraley@hprnd.HP.COM (Andy Fraley)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: MS Windows Help format
Message-ID: <6120005@hprnd.HP.COM>
Date: 5 Jul 90 22:20:07 GMT
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Organization: HP Roseville Networks Division
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> Does anyone know what format MS WIndows uses for its Hypertext like
> help system? And what applications are there that will let me write
> help files? Please don't tell me I need the SDK!! The functionality
> built into it seems great for writing down a mini database that I
> could use to keep track of details, or give to other people to get
> them going on things.

The help file source is in RTF (Rich Text Format), a format writable
from Microsoft Word for Windows.  The unfortunate part is that you
need the SDK's HC.EXE (Help Compiler) to compile the .RTF file to
.HLP.  You also need to know a fair amount about the RTF commands
needed for the different help features.  This is all documented in the
SDK manuals.

> Thanks
> jp
> ----------

-Andy Fraley
 Hewlett-Packard
 Roseville Networks Division