Microsoft Advisor Help
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| − | '''Microsoft Advisor Help file''' is an old help file format used by Microsoft's development tools. It is distinct from [[HLP (WinHelp)|Windows HLP]] format. | + | '''Microsoft Advisor Help file''' is an old help file format used by Microsoft's MS-DOS development tools. It is distinct from [[HLP (WinHelp)|Windows HLP]] format. |
== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
Known files begin with {{magic|4c 4e 02 00 ?? 00 3a 00}}, where the fifth byte may be {{magic|00}} or {{magic|01}}. | Known files begin with {{magic|4c 4e 02 00 ?? 00 3a 00}}, where the fifth byte may be {{magic|00}} or {{magic|01}}. | ||
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| + | == See Also == | ||
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| + | * [[Microsoft Quick Help]], a different format used by older software | ||
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| + | == Specifications == | ||
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| + | * https://github.com/fancidev/DosHelp/blob/master/QuickHelp/Serialization/Format.txt | ||
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| + | == Software == | ||
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| + | * https://github.com/fancidev/DosHelp (although it talks about Quick Help, it actually describes the Advisor Help format) | ||
== Sample files == | == Sample files == | ||
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| + | * QBASIC.HLP as shipped with MS-DOS 5.0 and 6.x | ||
* Examples found on the web: [https://github.com/ibarrar/clipper/tree/master/C600/HELP/], [http://cursos.itam.mx/akuri/2003/OPC22003/MASM615/], [http://data.phys.ucalgary.ca/sort_by_instrument/other/poca/eu9514/011/C600/HELP/] | * Examples found on the web: [https://github.com/ibarrar/clipper/tree/master/C600/HELP/], [http://cursos.itam.mx/akuri/2003/OPC22003/MASM615/], [http://data.phys.ucalgary.ca/sort_by_instrument/other/poca/eu9514/011/C600/HELP/] | ||
* {{DexvertSamples|document/microsoftAdvisorHelp}} | * {{DexvertSamples|document/microsoftAdvisorHelp}} | ||
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| + | == Resources == | ||
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| + | * [https://archive.org/details/stx_Microsoft_Professional_Advisor_Library_Reference_for_MS_OS-2_and_MS-DOS_1990/mode/2up Microsoft Professional Advisor Library Reference] | ||
[[Category:Microsoft]] | [[Category:Microsoft]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:11, 18 May 2024
Microsoft Advisor Help file is an old help file format used by Microsoft's MS-DOS development tools. It is distinct from Windows HLP format.
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[edit] Identification
Known files begin with 4c 4e 02 00 ?? 00 3a 00, where the fifth byte may be 00 or 01.
[edit] See Also
- Microsoft Quick Help, a different format used by older software
[edit] Specifications
[edit] Software
- https://github.com/fancidev/DosHelp (although it talks about Quick Help, it actually describes the Advisor Help format)
[edit] Sample files
- QBASIC.HLP as shipped with MS-DOS 5.0 and 6.x
- Examples found on the web: [1], [2], [3]
- dexvert samples — document/microsoftAdvisorHelp
