Date: Thu, 21 Sep 95 09:54:52 PDT
From: Dave DOT Kirby AT psygnosis DOT co DOT uk
Subject: RE: Windows Help files
To: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu



"A.Appleyard" <A DOT APPLEYARD AT fs2 DOT mt DOT umist DOT ac DOT uk> wrote:

>   So PLEASE does anyone out there know (including where I can FTP it from) of
> a package that reformats Windows *.HLP files into some sort of legible ascii?
> Or at least information on the internal format of Windows *.HLP files so I can
> write such a decoder myself?

there is are programs in the CICA collection that may help:

 in ~ftp/pub/pc/win3/util:
	smtdoc12.zip	940224	SmartDoc 1.2 - Converts Windows Help to PlainText

 in ~ftp/pub/pc/win3/winword:
	hlpdc122.zip	940520	Windows Help File to Winword Document File Conversion

I havn't tried them, but they looks like just what you want. They can be obtainable 
from ftp.cica.indiana.edu, or from any of the CICA mirror sites (including Imperial 
College London - src.doc.ic.ac.uk ).


	        DaveK

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