Microsoft Help 2 - Revision history

Effect2: More strong on it being little-used, with an additional reference for that

2020-12-02T10:47:57Z

More strong on it being little-used, with an additional reference for that

Effect2: Fix cat

2020-11-23T10:50:48Z

Fix cat

Effect2: Created page with "{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Help files |extensions={{ext|HxS}}, {{ext|HxC}}, {{ext|HxT}}, {{ext|HxK}}, {{ext|HxE}}, {{ext|HxV}}, {{ext|HxA}} |released=ca. 2002..."

2020-11-23T10:48:20Z

Created page with "{{FormatInfo |formattype=electronic |subcat=Help files |extensions={{ext|HxS}}, {{ext|HxC}}, {{ext|HxT}}, {{ext|HxK}}, {{ext|HxE}}, {{ext|HxV}}, {{ext|HxA}} |released=ca. 2002..."

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{{FormatInfo
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Help files
|extensions={{ext|HxS}}, {{ext|HxC}}, {{ext|HxT}}, {{ext|HxK}}, {{ext|HxE}}, {{ext|HxV}}, {{ext|HxA}}
|released=ca. 2002<ref>http://www.help-info.de/en/Help_Info_General/news.htm</ref>
}}
'''Microsoft Help 2''' is a help format developed by Microsoft. It normally comes "wrapped in" a viewer program (in [[Portable Executable]] format)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150502212700/http://hackipedia.org/File%20formats/Microsoft%20Help/HxS/html/itolitlsformat.html</ref>. It was intended to be the successor to [[CHM]]<ref name="wikipedia">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microsoft_Compiled_HTML_Help&oldid=986602396, "Successor"</ref>, AKA "Microsoft Help", but does not seem to have seen much use outside of software development programs and [[Microsoft Office]]<ref>http://mshelpwiki.helpmvp.com/mshelp/ms-help-2</ref><ref name="wikipedia" />. It was succeeded by [[Microsoft Help Viewer]].

== Extensions ==
From help-info.de<ref>http://www.help-info.de/en/Help_Info_Help2/Help2_-_File/FileExtensionHelp2.htm</ref>
* .HxS - compiled help
* .HxC - project file
* .HxT - table of contents
* .HxK - index
* .HxE - "Sample Definition File"
* .HxV - "Virtual Topic Definition File(s)"
* .HxA - "Attribute Definition File"

== Specifications ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150502212700/http://hackipedia.org/File%20formats/Microsoft%20Help/HxS/html/itolitlsformat.html Unofficial specification]

== Links ==
* [http://www.help-info.de/en/Help_Info_Help2/h2.htm Help2]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20031008080935/http://www.helpware.net/mshelp2/h20.htm Helpware: MS Help 2.x]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20031003034933/http://www.helpware.net/mshelp2/adoc_notes.htm Microsoft Help 2.0, lecture notes]
* [http://mshelpwiki.helpmvp.com/mshelp/ms-help-2 Microsoft Help Wiki: MS Help 2]
* [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Help 2]]

== References ==
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-'''Microsoft Help 2''' is a help format developed by Microsoft. It normally comes "wrapped in" a viewer program (in [[Portable Executable]] format)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150502212700/http://hackipedia.org/File%20formats/Microsoft%20Help/HxS/html/itolitlsformat.html</ref>. It was intended to be the successor to [[CHM]]<ref name="wikipedia">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microsoft_Compiled_HTML_Help&oldid=986602396, "Successor"</ref>, AKA "Microsoft Help", but does not seem to have seen much use outside of software development programs and [[Microsoft Office]]<ref>http://mshelpwiki.helpmvp.com/mshelp/ms-help-2</ref><ref name="wikipedia" />. It was succeeded by [[Microsoft Help Viewer]].
+'''Microsoft Help 2''' is a help format developed by Microsoft. It normally comes "wrapped in" a viewer program (in [[Portable Executable]] format)<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150502212700/http://hackipedia.org/File%20formats/Microsoft%20Help/HxS/html/itolitlsformat.html</ref>. It was intended to be the successor to [[CHM]]<ref name="wikipedia">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microsoft_Compiled_HTML_Help&oldid=986602396, "Successor"</ref>, AKA "Microsoft Help", but saw little use outside of software development programs and [[Microsoft Office]]<ref>http://mshelpwiki.helpmvp.com/mshelp/ms-help-2</ref><ref name="wikipedia" /><ref>http://www.help-info.de/en/Help_Info_Help2/h2.htm</ref>. It was succeeded by [[Microsoft Help Viewer]].
 == Extensions ==