DOCUMENT:Q139143 18-APR-2000 [foxpro] TITLE :INFO: Reference List of KB Articles about the Help Compiler PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro PROD/VER:WINDOWS:3.0,5.0,6.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 5.0, 6.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. MORE INFORMATION ================ The following list represents many of the common issues and topics that are relevant to the Windows Help Compiler. 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: Q121931 KB Articles Answer Frequently-Asked FoxPro Questions This article may also prove to be useful as a reference guide. For a list of companies that provide access to the Internet, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q107420 Gaining Internet Access Additional query words: Winhelp files hpj rtf ====================================================================== Keywords : kbvfp300 kbvfp500 kbvfp600 Technology : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP500 kbVFP600 Version : WINDOWS:3.0,5.0,6.0 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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