Are there any Freeware Win Help File Creators?

[Martyn]

Hi,
Looking for a nice and simple Free Windows Help File Creator.
Could anyone please recommend with it download URL?
TIA

 

[ceg]

ToniArts

 

[Martyn]

Thanks ceg for your super speeded answer.
I'll give it a try.

 

[A.A. Fussy]

Url for that?

ToniArts

 

[Martyn]

Here it is:
http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/files/EHelp1_0.exe
But I am very successful with the results with it!

 

[Bebop & Rocksteady]

Looking for a nice and simple Free Windows Help File Creator.
Could anyone please recommend with it download URL?

Shalom Help Maker (SHM)
http://quantum.fateback.com/freeware/helpmaker.htm


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[burnr]

Hi,
Looking for a nice and simple Free Windows Help File Creator.
Could anyone please recommend with it download URL?
TIA

I've used Shalom Help Maker and it's fairly easy to use
http://www.danish-shareware.dk/soft/shelpm/

 

[Martyn]

Thanks for all the answers that came...
I recognize that one of the main drawbacks of these programs is the
inability to input standard win *.hlp files. Although beeing able to compile
them they all seem to input only formats that they will recognize. Please
correct me if I am mistaken.

 

[Alan]

Thanks for all the answers that came...
I recognize that one of the main drawbacks of these programs is the
inability to input standard win *.hlp files. Although beeing able to
compile them they all seem to input only formats that they will
recognize. Please correct me if I am mistaken.

I don't understand what you mean by "input standard win *.hlp files".
Could you give an example of what you're trying to do?

 

[Martyn]

What I meant was to edit previously made windows help files (*.hlp). It
looks like all the freeware help creator programs can only read help files
created by themselves (have file extensions recognized only by their own
programs).

 

[Alan]

What I meant was to edit previously made windows help files (*.hlp).
It looks like all the freeware help creator programs can only read
help files created by themselves (have file extensions recognized
only by their own programs).

I don't know of any way to edit an existing .hlp file directly. There
are, however, tools available to decompile a .hlp into its component
..rtf files and images. These can be edited like any .rtf file (but with
some special care) and then recompiled into a new .hlp file. You'll find
all the (free) tools to do the job on www.helpmaster.com. Post back if
you have any problems with it.

 

[Martyn]

Thank you very much for the info and link.
I think I can do the rest from there on.