WinHelp annotation

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'''WinHelp annotation''' files (.ann) are annotations to [[HLP (WinHelp)]] files. [[Wikipedia:WinHelp|Wikipedia's article]] on WinHelp mentions its format as "plain text?", with the question mark indicating that nobody seems to really be sure. If somebody can find examples "out in the wild", maybe this can be settled.
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'''WinHelp annotation''' files (.ann) are annotations to [[HLP (WinHelp)]] files.  
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These in principal use the same structure as the HLP files.
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Therefore, these are not pure text files, but they are rather binary files.
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The annotation parts themselves are embedded as simple text.
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==Identification==
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Files start with hex {{magic|3F 5F 03 00}} like WinHelp samples and at offset 0xD4 with bytes <code>62 6D 66 01 00</code>.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 17:42, 28 June 2024

File Format
Name WinHelp annotation
Ontology
Extension(s) .ann

WinHelp annotation files (.ann) are annotations to HLP (WinHelp) files. These in principal use the same structure as the HLP files. Therefore, these are not pure text files, but they are rather binary files. The annotation parts themselves are embedded as simple text.

[edit] Identification

Files start with hex 3F 5F 03 00 like WinHelp samples and at offset 0xD4 with bytes 62 6D 66 01 00.

[edit] Links

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