Microsoft KB Archive/139143

= INFO: Reference List of KB Articles about the Help Compiler =

Article ID: 139143

Article Last Modified on 4/27/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q139143



SUMMARY
With the advent of Visual FoxPro 3.0, developers are more inclined to move to Windows-style help files to maintain the Windows look-and-feel. The FoxPro Knowledge Base does not offer a substantial amount of information on this subject. However, you can find many articles on this topic in the SDK/Windows Programming Knowledge Base.

The listing of articles in the "More Information" section of this article is by no means exhaustive, but it should prove to be a useful reference for help-compiler related topics and issues. All the Knowledge Base articles listed, with the exception of

122141,

can be found in the Windows/SDK collection. Article

122141

can be found in the FoxPro collection.

For additional information, you can query the complete Microsoft FoxPro Knowledge Base on The Microsoft Network or the Internet. Additionally, you can contact Microsoft Technical Support and request that the articles be faxed to you at no charge.



MORE INFORMATION
The following list represents many of the common issues and topics that are relevant to the Windows Help Compiler.

64050 Use Uppercase "K" for Keywords in Windows Help Files

66494 Help Compiler Internal Error Possible Causes

67884 Graphics as Jumps in Windows Help Files

67895 Multiple Columns of Text in Windows Help Files

69882 Windows Help (HLP) File Format Is Not Available

71761 PRB: Search Button Disabled in Windows Help

74937 Authoring Windows Help Files for Performance

75111 Changing Hypertext Jump Color in Windows Help

76493 Creating a Nonscrollable Region in Windows Help 3.1

76534 Conditionally Activating a Button in Windows Help

77748 Nesting Quotation Marks Inside Windows Help Macros

77841 PRB: Vertical Scroll Bars Missing from Windows Help

77931 Sample Help File Demonstrates Win 3.1 Help Macros

78119 PRB: Help Compiler Warning "Using Old Key Phrase Table" Cause

78242 Help Does Not Support Side-by-Side Paragraphs

81233 Creating Autosized Tables with Windows Help

83010 SAMPLE: Navigating a Windows Help File Topic Hierarchy

83020 Semicolons Cannot Separate Macros in .HPJ File

84931 Use Extended Memory to Build Larger Windows Help Files

85490 PRB: Number Causes Help Compiler Invalid Context ID Error

85594 Application Cannot Clear the Windows Help History List

87007 BUG: Help Compiler Hangs When .HPJ File [MAP] Section Too Big

88126 BUG: HC Error 2050 from #include in Help Project File (.HPJ)

85677 Sources of Information about the Windows Help Compiler

90291 Using Graphics Within a Help File

90292 Causes of Help Compiler Error 5059

91025 Creating Help Files Compatible with Windows 3.0 and 3.1

92422 Help Fonts Must Use ANSI Character Set

93918 Help Topic Margins Always 1 Inch When Printed

93645 Windows Help Internal Variables

115183 Running WINHELP.EXE with Command Line Switches

120251 How to Specify Filenames/Paths in Viewer/WinHelp Commands

122141 How to Build a Sample Windows-Style Help File

125670 How to Implement Context-Sensitive Help in Windows 95 Dialogs

110540 PRB: Quotation Marks Missing from Compiled Help File

114604 PRB: Smart Quotes Not in Help Files Compiled From Word 6 RTF

111095 BUG: Nonscrolling Region in Help File Topic Does Scroll

138782 How to Call Windows Help Search Macro in FoxPro 2.x

138781 How to Call a Windows Help Search Macro by Using Code

