PRB: Help Compiler Does Not Compile Word 97 RTF Files

 Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
Article ID: Q172094
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

Using the Help Compiler to compile a Microsoft Word 97 for Windows Rich Text Format (RTF) file may produce the following error message: 

   File is invalid
Other errors may appear indicating that the file is corrupt or that the Help file cannot be created.

CAUSE

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows uses a different RTF file format than earlier versions of Microsoft Word.

RESOLUTION

Use the updated Help Workshop version 4.03.0002 that is available for download from the Internet (anonymous FTP) site listed below in the More Information section.

There is also a Help Workshop version 4.02 that compiles Word 97 RTF files. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q164012
   TITLE     : Error Compiling Word 97 RTF in Help Compiler, Help WorkShop
If access to either of the newer help compilers is not available, Microsoft Word 95 or an earlier version of Microsoft Word can be used to create the RTF file.

MORE INFORMATION

To obtain a version of the Help compiler, download Hcwsetup.exe, a self-extracting file, from the following ftp address: 

   ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/
Select the file entitled Hcwsetup.exe and save it to a folder on your hard drive. Once copied to the hard drive, open Explorer and double-click the .exe file to begin the self-extraction process.

Additional query words: visual basic bitmap bmp
Keywords : FxinteropWinword FxtoolGeneral vfoxwin kberrmsg
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb

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Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
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