Reference List of KB Articles that Cover the Help Compiler

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 5.0

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 Q122141, can be found in the Windows/SDK collection. Article Q122141 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.

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      technical articles with programming tips, bug lists, fix lists,
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      please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

      ARTICLE-ID: Q107420
      TITLE     : Gaining Internet Access

      which contains selected technical notes, program samples,
      utilities, patches, and updated Microsoft product files.

ARTICLE-ID   TITLE

Q64050       Use Uppercase "K" for Keywords in Windows Help Files
Q66494       Help Compiler Internal Error Possible Causes
Q67884       Graphics as Jumps in Windows Help Files
Q67895       Multiple Columns of Text in Windows Help Files
Q69882       Windows Help (HLP) File Format Is Not Available
Q71761       PRB: Search Button Disabled in Windows Help
Q74283       WIN.INI Settings for Windows Help Hypertext Colors
Q74937       Authoring Windows Help Files for Performance
Q75010       Rich Text Format Subset Supported by Windows Help
Q75111       Changing Hypertext Jump Color in Windows Help
Q76493       Creating a Nonscrollable Region in Windows Help 3.1
Q76534       Conditionally Activating a Button in Windows Help
Q77748       Nesting Quotation Marks Inside Windows Help Macros
Q77841       PRB: Vertical Scroll Bars Missing from Windows Help
Q77931       Sample Help File Demonstrates Win 3.1 Help Macros
Q77935       PRB: Causes of Help Compiler "Table Too Complex" Warning
Q78119       PRB: Help Compiler Warning "Using Old Key Phrase Table" Cause
Q78242       Help Does Not Support Side-by-Side Paragraphs
Q81233       Creating Autosized Tables with Windows Help
Q83010       SAMPLE: Navigating a Windows Help File Topic Hierarchy
Q83020       Semicolons Cannot Separate Macros in .HPJ File
Q84931       Use Extended Memory to Build Larger Windows Help Files
Q85490       PRB: Number Causes Help Compiler Invalid Context ID Error
Q85594       Application Cannot Clear the Windows Help History List
Q85676       Windows Help and Help Compiler Capacity Limits
Q86332       PRB: Bitmap Causes Windows Help Compiler Out-of-Memory Error
Q86718       PRB: Special Characters Missing from Compiled Help File
Q87007       BUG: Help Compiler Hangs When .HPJ File [MAP] Section Too Big
Q87343       SAMPLE: Creating a Glossary Button in Windows Help
Q87342       PRB: Small Caps Text Unchanged in Windows Help
Q88126       BUG: HC Error 2050 from #include in Help Project File (.HPJ)
Q88128       BUG: Minimized Windows Help Yields Incorrect Icon
Q88142       Preventing Word Wrap in Microsoft Windows Help Files
Q88191       Using the Microsoft Windows Help Compiler
Q85677       Sources of Information about the Windows Help Compiler
Q90291       Using Graphics Within a Help File
Q90292       Causes of Help Compiler Error 5059
Q91025       Creating Help Files Compatible with Windows 3.0 and 3.1
Q92422       Help Fonts Must Use ANSI Character Set
Q93918       Help Topic Margins Always 1 Inch When Printed
Q93919       New SHED.EXE Preserves Hot Spot Information
Q93645       Windows Help Internal Variables
Q94611       Jumping to a Keyword in the Middle of a Help Topic
Q115183      Running WINHELP.EXE with Command Line Switches
Q120251      How to Specify Filenames/Paths in Viewer/WinHelp Commands
Q122141      How to Build a Sample Windows-Style Help File
Q125670      How to Implement Context-Sensitive Help in Windows 95 Dialogs
Q110540      PRB: Quotation Marks Missing from Compiled Help File
Q114604      PRB: Smart Quotes Not in Help Files Compiled From Word 6 RTF
Q111095      BUG: Nonscrolling Region in Help File Topic Does Scroll
Q138782      How to Call Windows Help Search Macro in FoxPro 2.x
Q138781      How to Call a Windows Help Search Macro by Using Code

REFERENCES

For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q121931
   TITLE     : KB Articles Answer Frequently-Asked FoxPro Questions