Microsoft KB Archive/64792

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FIX: HELPMAKE Version 1.05 May Not Decode All Formatting

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Q64792

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft HELPMAKE Utility for MS-DOS, versions 1.05, 1.08
 * Microsoft HELPMAKE Utility for OS/2, versions 1.05, 1.08

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SYMPTOMS
HELPMAKE version 1.05 (shipped with Microsoft C version 6.00 and the Basic PDS 7.10) and HELPMAKE version 1.08 (shipped with Microsoft C/C++ 7.00) do not decode all formatting information in help files decoded with the /D option. HELPMAKE version 1.03 (shipped with the OS/2 1.20 SDK) works as expected.

This lack of decoding will result in no bold, green, italic, or underline formatting in help files that are compressed again with HELPMAKE.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in HELPMAKE version 1.05. This problem was corrected in HELPMAKE version 1.06. HELPMAKE 1.06 was shipped with the Microsoft Advisor Library.

MORE INFORMATION
The &quot;\i&quot; and &quot;\p&quot; options are not decoded in the sample below. This excerpt is from PWB 1.00 version of the PWB.HLP file.

Note: Nonprintable characters are removed from these examples.

>From HELPMAKE version 1.03:

  +--- Browse Menu -+ +--- Browse Menu -+ | \i\a\pGoto Definition...\v@L8001\v\i\p | Finds definition of symbol >From HELPMAKE version 1.05:

  +--- Browse Menu -+ | \aGoto Definition...\v@L8001\v | Finds definition of symbol Additional query words:

Keywords : kb16bitonly

Issue type :

Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbHELPMAKE kbZNotKeyword3 kbHELPMAKE105DOS kbHELPMAKE108DOS kbHELPMAKE105OS2