KB139143 - INFO: Reference List of KB Articles about the Help Compiler

Article ID: 139143

Article Last Modified on 4/27/2004

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

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.

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138781 Use Uppercase "K" for Keywords in Windows Help Files
Help Compiler Internal Error Possible Causes
Graphics as Jumps in Windows Help Files
Multiple Columns of Text in Windows Help Files
Windows Help (HLP) File Format Is Not Available
PRB: Search Button Disabled in Windows Help
Authoring Windows Help Files for Performance
Changing Hypertext Jump Color in Windows Help
Creating a Nonscrollable Region in Windows Help 3.1
Conditionally Activating a Button in Windows Help
Nesting Quotation Marks Inside Windows Help Macros
PRB: Vertical Scroll Bars Missing from Windows Help
Sample Help File Demonstrates Win 3.1 Help Macros
PRB: Help Compiler Warning "Using Old Key Phrase Table" Cause
Help Does Not Support Side-by-Side Paragraphs
Creating Autosized Tables with Windows Help
SAMPLE: Navigating a Windows Help File Topic Hierarchy
Semicolons Cannot Separate Macros in .HPJ File
Use Extended Memory to Build Larger Windows Help Files
PRB: Number Causes Help Compiler Invalid Context ID Error
Application Cannot Clear the Windows Help History List
BUG: Help Compiler Hangs When .HPJ File [MAP] Section Too Big
BUG: HC Error 2050 from #include in Help Project File (.HPJ)
Sources of Information about the Windows Help Compiler
Using Graphics Within a Help File
Causes of Help Compiler Error 5059
Creating Help Files Compatible with Windows 3.0 and 3.1
Help Fonts Must Use ANSI Character Set
Help Topic Margins Always 1 Inch When Printed
Windows Help Internal Variables
Running WINHELP.EXE with Command Line Switches
How to Specify Filenames/Paths in Viewer/WinHelp Commands
How to Build a Sample Windows-Style Help File
How to Implement Context-Sensitive Help in Windows 95 Dialogs
PRB: Quotation Marks Missing from Compiled Help File
PRB: Smart Quotes Not in Help Files Compiled From Word 6 RTF
BUG: Nonscrolling Region in Help File Topic Does Scroll
How to Call Windows Help Search Macro in FoxPro 2.x
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:

121931 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:

107420 Gaining Internet Access

Additional query words: Winhelp files hpj rtf

Keywords: kbinfo KB139143