Source files are the Help project files you modify directly using RoboHELP. Compiling the source files for Microsoft HTML Help and WinHelp results in the final files you distribute (.CHM for Microsoft HTML Help and .HLP for WinHelp). The following information shows which source files are in WinHelp and HTML Help.
WinHelp |
Microsoft HTML Help |
Rich Text Format (RTF) |
Hypertext Markup Language format (HTML) |
WinHelp project file (HPJ) |
HTML Help project file (HHP) |
Table of contents (CNT) |
Table of contents file (HHC) |
No separate index file |
Index file (HHK) |
Help files (RTF) |
Help files (HTM) |
Multiple Help topics in a single .RTF file |
One Help topic in a single .HTM file |
Multiple sub-topics in a single Help topic (mid-topic IDs) |
Multiple sub-topics in a single HTM file (bookmarks) |