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TASK 5: Use MiniHelp Plus to Compile
The last task in this tutorial is to use MiniHelp Plus to compile the ASCII text source file(s) into a finished Windows help (WinHelp) file. Because this is not a tutorial on using MiniHelp Plus, I'll refrain from going into details.However, you may want to take a look at the finished example WinHelp Daniel phone book that results from the code in this tutorial (even though it's only a scaled-down version of the real thing, with three fictitious characters listed). To download and save the file to the hard drive, right-click on the link below.
See also:
- Example WinHelp Daniel phone book, depersn1.hlp in a self-extracting ZIP file (depersn1.exe, 9 KB in size).
Final Observations
The techniques used in writing ASCII text files for use in producing WinHelp files, as explained in this tutorial, are also applicable to writing other text files. Conceivably you could use the same database to produce WinHelp files and HTML 'web' pages of the same material.Admittedly, setting up and debugging this type of system can be tedious. But you will reap time-saving rewards if your WinHelp file or web pages rarely change in style, but are constantly being updated.
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