home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
Night Owl 6
/
Night Owl's Shareware - PDSI-006 - Night Owl Corp (1990).iso
/
007a
/
hc2.zip
/
HC.HLP
< prev
Wrap
Text File
|
1991-09-10
|
5KB
|
72 lines
╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ HelpCOM Help ║
║ ║
║ HelpCOM is a utility for adding embedded command-line help to COM ║
║ format program files. This help information is displayed when a ? ║
║ or /? appears after the name of the COM file on the command-line. ║
║ ║
║ The syntax of the HC command-line is: ║
║ ║
║ HC [-d] filespec [helpspec] ║
║ ║
║ Filespec is the name of the COM program file to be modified. Path ║
║ and drive information may be included. You do not need to specify ║
║ a file extension but COM must be this extension if specified. The ║
║ size of the COM file must not exceed 32K. ║
║ ║
║ Helpspec is the name of the HLP file containing ASCII text which ║
║ will be inserted into the COM program file. The size of this file ║
║ is limited to a maximum of 80 columns by 150 lines and the minimum ║
║ size is eight characters. Path and drive information may also be ║
║ included. The extension must be HLP if specified. ║
║ ║
║ Helpspec is optional. If it is not provided then HC expects to ║
║ find a file in the current directory with the same name as the COM ║
║ program file but having an HLP extension. ║
║ ║
║ The "-d" or "-D" option will cause HC to delete embedded help info ║
║ and restore filespec to its original state including file contents ║
║ and size, and date/time stamps. ║
║ ║
║ You cannot use a dollar-sign character in your help text because ║
║ this character is used to indicate the end of a string by function ║
║ 9 of interrupt 21 hex (which sends a string to standard output and ║
║ is used in displaying the help text). ║
║ ║
║ HC does not come with built-in help. The file which you are cur- ║
║ rently reading contains this help. You can install this help into ║
║ HC by typing either "HC" or "HC HC". You can view this help by ║
║ typing "HC ?" or "HC /?". ║
║ ║
║ HC requires DOS 2.1 or higher. Extensive error checking is per- ║
║ formed while modifying a COM file. If an error should occur then ║
║ a suitable error message is displayed along with a strange number. ║
║ This number has no meaning to you but I use it for locating the ║
║ code in the source file which generated the error. You can ignore ║
║ this number. ║
║ ║
║ HelpCOM was developed as a simple utility for adding command-line ║
║ help to your own COM program files. You should not modify any COM ║
║ files which are not your own (for legal reasons). If you go ahead ║
║ and modify such files then you assume full responsibility. Also, ║
║ certain COM files such as COMMAND.COM are monitored by anti-virus ║
║ programs. If you use an anti-virus program and it detects changes ║
║ to COMMAND.COM or any other COM program that it is monitoring then ║
║ it will probably complain. Fortunately, HC provides an option of ║
║ easily restoring the COM file to its original state. I would like ║
║ to stress that HC is different from a virus program. Although it ║
║ also modifies COM files, it does so in a beneficial way and allows ║
║ you to remove these changes at your convenience. ║
║ ║
║ If you have enjoyed using HelpCOM then please register your copy. ║
║ The registration fee is 20 dollars and, in return, I will send you ║
║ a copy of HelpEXE which is functionally identical to HelpCOM but ║
║ works with EXE files instead of COM files. Please specify your ║
║ disk size (5-1/4 inch or 3-1/2 inch) when registering. My address ║
║ is: ║
║ ║
║ Geoff Friesen ║
║ General Delivery ║
║ Dauphin, Manitoba ║
║ Canada R7N 2T3 ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝