Reference > Publishing Formats > Classic Winhelp

When you compile your project to Winhelp Help & Manual creates a temporary directory called \~tmphlp in your project directory (this is the directory containing your .hmxz or .hmxp project file). It then outputs all the files needed by the Microsoft Winhelp compiler to this directory. These files include all the standard Winhelp project files that you would create if you were producing Winhelp manually with MS Word and Microsoft Help Workshop.

Viewing your project files:

Normally the \~tmphlp file and all its contents are deleted after your project has been compiled. If you want to view the files after compiling to check them just deselect the Delete temporary files option in the Publish dialog.

Winhelp project files:

projectname.hpj	This is the Winhelp project file, which contains all the project's settings. It describes the entire structure and of your project and all the project settings. The topics and text are stored in the RTF file (see below).
projectname.hm:	This is the map file containing the help context number assignments.
projectname.rtf	This RTF file contains the topics and help text along with the topic IDs and keywords.
projectname.cnt	This file contains the table of contents (TOC) of the Winhelp project. In Winhelp this is actually both a project file and a distribution file – it must be distributed together with the compiled HLP file, otherwise the Winhelp viewer cannot display the TOC. Because it is also a distribution file Help & Manual generates it in your project directory and not in the temporary \~tmphlp directory.
projectname.log:	This file is generated by the Winhelp compiler. It contains the log of the last compile session and any error messages or warnings.
bitmap files (.bmp)	If the help includes graphics you also need the BMP bitmap source files (Winhelp can only use BMP), which may be stored in the project directory or another directory.

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