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.
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'''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]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 08:11, 18 May 2024

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Name Microsoft Advisor Help
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Extension(s) .hlp

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.

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