Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!midway!mimsy!dftsrv!oneel From: oneel@heawk1.rosserv.gsfc.nasa.gov ( Bruce Oneel ) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: BC++ 2.0 and Help Compiler Message-ID: Date: 17 Apr 91 12:45:43 GMT References: <22086@shlump.nac.dec.com> Sender: news@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov Followup-To: comp.os.msdos.programmer Organization: STX/GSFC Nasa Lines: 36 In-reply-to: wallis@sieras.enet.dec.com's message of 16 Apr 91 19:06:38 GMT Well, I just recieved the Help Compiler for Windows from Borland also. It sure seems unusable for me. Why? Because it seems to want to deal with files in Rich Text Format (RTF) for all the formatting commands. The documentation says that you can use one of three different word processors for it: 1) Word for DOS 2) Word for Windows 3) Word for MAC --- Barry L. Wallis USENET: wallis@labc.dec.com Database Consultant Prodigy (don't laugh): DNMX41A U.S. DECtp Resource Center DECUServe: EISNER::WALLIS (not on the net yet) Los Angeles, CA "No one voted for me, I represent myself" --- As I understand it, RTF is human readable so you could (if you knew what it looked like) do it yourself by hand. But... There is a better way. Microsoft gives away working models of different products, word for windows being one. Call 800-541-1261 and talk to them. I'm getting this info from DDJ May 1991, p 23. When I called they asked me for the dept number (P94) which was for microsoft project for windows but the nice person had no problem sending me WfW instead. As I understand it, the working models can't (print/save large files/??, pick one). bruce -- | Bruce O'Neel | internet : oneel@heasfs.gsfc.nasa.gov| | Code 664/STX | span : lheavx::oneel | | NASA/GSFC Bld 28/W281 |compuserve: 72737,1315 | | Greenbelt MD 20771 | AT&Tnet : (301)-286-4585 | Thats me in the corner, thats me in the spotlight, losin' my religion -- rem