Microsoft KB Archive/81992

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PRB: Two Builds of Same Windows Help File Not Identical

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Q81992

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1

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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 query words: 3.00 3.10 HC HC.EXE

Keywords : kb16bitonly

Issue type :

Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310