os/2 help format
intel byte order information from file format list 2.0 by max maischein. the os/2 help files are different from the winhelp help files,since the winhelp format is proprietary to microsoft because of the patented lz-packing they implemented. offset count type description 0000h 3 char id='hsp' 0003h 1 byte flags : 0 - inf style file 1-3 - unknown 4 - hlp style file patching this file allows reading hlp files using the view command, while hlp files seem to work with inf settings as well. 0005h 1 word total size of header 0007h 1 word unknown ????h other data 0047h ? char asciiz name of the hlp/inf file extension:hlp,inf occurences:os/2 reference:inf02a.doc see also:winhelp hlp |