Microsoft KB Archive/71306

= Basic Doesn't Support Microsoft Advisor Help Library =

Article ID: 71306

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006



This article was previously published under Q71306



SUMMARY
With the HELPMAKE.EXE utility, you can create your own QuickHelp files. However you will need the Microsoft Advisor Help Library, which provides routines to retrieve information from QuickHelp files, to access these files from within your programs.

The Microsoft Advisor Help Library is available from the Microsoft Information Center by calling (800) 426-9400.

QuickHelp files are used within the on-line help system of many Microsoft products, such as in QB.EXE from Microsoft QuickBasic, in QBX.EXE from Microsoft Basic Professional Development System (PDS), and in Microsoft Programmer's WorkBench (PWB), and various utilities.

Some features of the Microsoft Advisor Help Library cannot be used from a Microsoft Basic PDS (7.00 or 7.10) or QuickBasic (4.00, 4.00b, or 4.50) program because some of the routines require pointer features that are not available in Basic, such as passing a function pointer or receiving a pointer as a return value.

Additional query words: QuickBas BasicCom

Keywords: KB71306

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