INF/HLP (OS/2)
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− | '''INF''' | + | '''INF''' and '''HLP''' are two variants of a help file format associated with OS/2's "Information Presentation Facility", and used by some OS/2 applications. Files can be viewed with an OS/2 app named VIEW.EXE. |
INF and HLP files are usually created by compiling a source format called [[IPF (OS/2)|IPF]]. | INF and HLP files are usually created by compiling a source format called [[IPF (OS/2)|IPF]]. | ||
== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
− | Files begin with ASCII "{{magic|HS}}". | + | Files begin with ASCII "{{magic|HS}}", followed (usually?) by "{{magic|P}}". |
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+ | The next byte is (usually?) {{magic|0x01}} for INF, or {{magic|0x10}} for HLP. | ||
== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
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== Sample files == | == Sample files == | ||
+ | * [http://cd.textfiles.com/cream/cream26/os2/warptris.zip warptris.zip] → WARPTRIS.INF, WARPTRIS.HLP | ||
+ | * [http://cd.textfiles.com/cream/cream26/os2/zipct245.zip zipct245.zip] → ZipCntrl.inf, ZipCntrl.hlp | ||
* [http://cd.textfiles.com/hobbesos29709/disk2/MMEDIA/DMPEGV2.ZIP DMPEGV2.ZIP] → MPEGPM.HLP | * [http://cd.textfiles.com/hobbesos29709/disk2/MMEDIA/DMPEGV2.ZIP DMPEGV2.ZIP] → MPEGPM.HLP | ||
+ | * {{DexvertSamples|document/os2Help}} | ||
== Links == | == Links == |
Latest revision as of 04:07, 28 December 2023
INF and HLP are two variants of a help file format associated with OS/2's "Information Presentation Facility", and used by some OS/2 applications. Files can be viewed with an OS/2 app named VIEW.EXE.
INF and HLP files are usually created by compiling a source format called IPF.
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[edit] Identification
Files begin with ASCII "HS
", followed (usually?) by "P
".
The next byte is (usually?) 0x01
for INF, or 0x10
for HLP.
[edit] Specifications
- Inside INF
- Marcus Gröber's OS/2 page → inf02b.zip → INF02B.DOC: OS/2 2.x Information Presentation Facility (IPF) Data Format - version 2
[edit] Sample files
- warptris.zip → WARPTRIS.INF, WARPTRIS.HLP
- zipct245.zip → ZipCntrl.inf, ZipCntrl.hlp
- DMPEGV2.ZIP → MPEGPM.HLP
- dexvert samples — document/os2Help
[edit] Links
- Wikipedia: Information Presentation Facility
- Marcus Gröber's OS/2 page → Tools and documentation for the INF/HLP file format