AppleWin/docs/build_help_chm.txt

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=== Updating CHM ===
cd help
"C:\Program Files (x86)\HTML Help Workshop\hhc" AppleWin.hhp
To view:
start AppleWin.chm
The batch file "update.bat" will both compile and view the CHM.
=== Installing Microsoft Help Workshop ===
The official site is here...
* https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/htmlhelp/microsoft-html-help-downloads
... but in typical MS fashion it is outdated -- it has two broken links since the Help Workshop is not on "Microsoft Download Center."
i.e.
* https://download.microsoft.com/download/0/A/9/0A939EF6-E31C-430F-A3DF-DFAE7960D564/htmlhelp.exe
* https://download.microsoft.com/download/0/a/9/0a939ef6-e31c-430f-a3df-dfae7960d564/htmlhelpj.exe
This community question ...
* https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/265752/htmlhelp-workshop-download-for-chm-compiler-instal.html
... says to use Wayback Machine.
* http://web.archive.org/web/20160201063255/http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/A/9/0A939EF6-E31C-430F-A3DF-DFAE7960D564/htmlhelp.exe
* http://web.archive.org/web/20160314043751/http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/A/9/0A939EF6-E31C-430F-A3DF-DFAE7960D564/helpdocs.zip
Installing it is straight-forward but you'll get a misleading pop-up dialog near the end:
"This computer has a newer version of HTML Help."
This refers to the help VIEWER (which is already installed) and NOT the help COMPILER which was just installed.
A step-by-step installation guide can be found here:
* https://www.helpndoc.com/step-by-step-guides/how-to-download-and-install-microsofts-html-help-workshop-compiler/