At 12:04 AM 11/27/97 -0800, you wrote:
>HLP extension file are generated with the Help Compiler, included with
>most of the Microsoft developement tools. To create a help file; write
>something in Word, save as RTF (Rich Text Format), feed the RTF to the
>HCL (Help Compiler). If all goes well a .hlp file appears.

Wish it were THAT simple. There's a few details left out, like
footnote codes, links, etc! BUT, *.hlp almost always are help
files; but you may not be able to read them if you don't have the
right system. That is, win3.1 won't read a .hlp file written for
Win95, and I think WinNT are different, also. The .hlp files are
are not backwards compatible. That is, Win95 will read a Win3.1 help file, but
not vis-versa).

Doug Brooks

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