Sources of Information about the Windows Help Compiler

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows version 3.1

SUMMARY

The Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) has much information about the Windows Help Compiler and Windows Help application. This article lists the various sources of information about Windows Help available in the SDK.

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• The "Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit: Programmer's Reference, Volume 2: Functions" manual documents the WinHelp function on pages 985 through 988.
• The "Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit: Programming Tools" manual, in Chapter 3, presents an overview of the process of creating a help file. A list of error messages with a description of each appears in Appendix B.
• The "Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit: Programmer's Reference, Volume 4: Resources" manual, pages 257 through 302, lists the RTF (rich-text format) tokens supported by the Windows Help Compiler. Pages 302 through 330 list the syntax of each macro supported by the Help Compiler and provides a description of each.
• The HELPHOOK sample demonstrates how an application can provide context-sensitive help for a dialog box. HELPHOOK is one of the advanced samples provided with the Windows SDK. By default, the SDK installation program places advanced samples in the C:\WINDEV\SAMPLES directory.
• The HELPEX sample demonstrates calling Windows Help from an application and provides a general demonstration of its capabilities. HELPEX is one of the advanced samples provided with the Windows SDK.
• The MACROHLP sample demonstrates many of the macros available to Windows Help authors. MACROHLP is one of the advanced samples provided with the Windows SDK.