jmorriso@fs0.ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison) (07/03/90)
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. Help part two: I installed Excel, and I can't get it to use its help file (MS Windows 2.x WHELP format). I tried running WHELP with a command argument having the excel help file name, but it doesn't seem to recognize the command arguments. The WHELP program was installed by MS Word for Windows. Excel didn't install one. Does anyone know how I can get Excel's help running? Or better yet convert the old help file into the new WINHELP format. Thanks jp
johnha@microsoft.UUCP (John HAGERSON) (07/04/90)
You said "don't tell me to get the SDK," but almost all the tools necessary to create Help files are there. An RTF-aware (Rich Text Format) word processor is not included; Word for Windows is recommended for that purpose. The process is quite straightforward, but, like so much involved with Windows programming, quite involved. You have to lay out the text, determine where the jumps are and all the destinations. You then code this information in the word processor and a compiler spits out the Help file for Windows Help. John Hagerson Discliamer: I don't speak for Microsoft, and it doesn't speak for me.
press@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM (Barry Press) (07/05/90)
In article <1298@fs1.ee.ubc.ca> jmorriso@fs0.ee.ubc.ca (John Paul Morrison) writes: >Help part two: I installed Excel, and I can't get it to use its help >file (MS Windows 2.x WHELP format). I tried running WHELP with a command I called MS on that, and they "are aware of the problem, and will send the fix out to registered users." I'm still waiting, however. -- Barry Press Internet: press@venice.sedd.trw.com
fraley@hprnd.HP.COM (Andy Fraley) (07/06/90)
> 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