Brian.Chan@bbs.acs.unc.edu (Brian Chan) (04/12/91)
Just recieved my BC++ upgrade. It was shipped on March 26th and and it comes the _Help_ _Compiler_ and the Window Book certificate. In case you want know. Back to more coding, Brian Stuttgart, FRG. -- ============================================================================= Extended Bulletin Board Service, Research & Development Office of Information Technology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill internet: bbs.acs.unc.edu or 128.109.157.30
wallis@sieras.enet.dec.com (Barry L. Wallis) (04/17/91)
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 (I didn't say they were very different ;-}). Now, I am using the system to learn Windows programming and *not* to produce income. I have no desire to purchase Word in order to do this. What other choices do I have? BTW, maybe they call it Rich Text Format because it will make Microsoft rich? :-( --- 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" ---
wallis@sieras.enet.dec.com (Barry L. Wallis) (04/18/91)
Thanks to everyone who responded to my request. The answers were very helpful.
First an apology, then, a summary:
Apology: Sorry for wasting bandwidth for something that is evidently in the
FAQ. I will check it out next time it is posted.
Summary:
1) AMI' Pro? One person said they thought it could support RTF. However, a user
looked in the doc and could not find anything about it. It can export into Word
format but no mention is made of RTF.
2) TryWord. Available from MS for $10 (also include in the book "Learn Word for
Windows Now" for $30). This is a scaled down version of Word
(it can only support text files of ~7K bytes).
3) There are two helpful publications:
a) "Microsoft Rich Text Format Specification" available
by calling Microsoft Support (206-454-2030) and asking
for a copy. They'll send it to you via mail.
b) "Rich Text Format Standard Makes Transferring Text Easier",
an article which appeared in the March 1987 Microsoft
Systems Journal. This is an introduction to RTF which
covers all of the basic info.
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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"
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