WinHelp Compiler Action

This action provides an interface to the Windows Help Compiler. To use this action, you should first set the WinHelp compiler location in the Options dialog.

Options

File locations

Project file

The fully qualified path to the winhelp project file (*.hpj) or Rich Text File (*.rtf)

Bitmap path

The search path for bitmaps referenced in the help project. Separate entries with a semi-colon.

Output file

Specifies the name of the hlp file to create. Use this only when not compiling an hpj file.

Options

Turn off compression

Instructs the compiler not to compress the help file.

Hide animation window

Hides the animated window while compiling

Disable auto window definition

Prevents the automatic Creation of window definition, if a window specified in a hotspot or macro was not defined in the project file.

No error checking

Specifies that there are no errors in the rtf files. Some error checking will be turned off to speed up the compilation process. This option should only be used where compilation speed is crucial.