Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!crdgw1!uunet!mnemosyne.cs.du.edu!isis.cs.du.edu!cjones From: cjones@isis.cs.du.edu (Charles J. Jones) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer Subject: Re: How can I generate RTF files without paying more $$$ Message-ID: <1991Apr17.151525.29430@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> Date: 17 Apr 91 15:15:25 GMT References: <22093@shlump.nac.dec.com> Sender: usenet@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu (netnews admin account) Reply-To: cjones@isis.UUCP (Charles J. Jones) Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix (sponsored by U. of Denver Math/CS dept.) Lines: 27 Disclaimer1: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University of Denver Disclaimer2: for the Denver community. The University has neither control over Disclaimer3: nor responsibility for the opinions of users. In article <22093@shlump.nac.dec.com> wallis@sieras.enet.dec.com (Barry L. Wallis) writes: >Well, I just recieved the Help Compiler for Windows from Borland. 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. This has ticked me off also. >Where did RTF come >from and where can I read about it so I can think about writing a converter. Looking at the sample help code .RTF files, it seems that someone could write a WordPerfect .PTR driver that would produce this format. But, as above, we need to know the specifics of the format. I'd be willing to create the PTR driver if someone could get me the RTF specifications. >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" Charles -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles J. Jones | If builders built buildings the way programmers cjones@nyx.cs.du.edu | write programs, then the first woodpecker that cjones@copper.denver.colorado.edu | came along would destroy civilization.