PRB: Two Builds of Same Windows Help File Not Identical

ID Number: Q81992

3.00 3.10

WINDOWS

Summary:

SYMPTOMS

Help (.HLP) files generated from the same RTF source with the same

version of the Windows Help Compiler are not identical. Even though

the files work identically, a binary comparison of the file reveals

differences.

CAUSE

Each Help file contains a time stamp indicating the compilation

time, and contains buffers that have some uninitialized data.

STATUS

This behavior results from design decisions made regarding Windows

Help and is unlikely to change for the foreseeable future.

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10 HC HC.EXE