Re: HTML help compression

Hans-Peter Diettrich wrote:
Sorry if OT, I'm looking for descriptions or procedures for the compression methods used in Microsoft HMTL Help files (1.x and 2.x). I found some sources about HTML compression in general, but these are not very helpful when I have to deal with concrete file types (CHM, HxS).

Look into the source code of xchm (x chm file viewer, basically an
opensource help viewer for chm and other microsoft files.)

Can be found here : http://xchm.sourceforge.net/

best,

S.




I admit that I want to hack help files, in order to provide an free help compiler for the 2.x version. Tools for this version are available only to the users of non-free versions of MS Visual Studio, but unfortunately Borland/CodeGear have choosen to use the same version also for the Borland Developer Studio, without providing or making available the tools together with BDS.

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