(especially in scientific printing). If my guess is right, you should
be able to pretty easily find a converter for them.
You probably *could* use a series of regex to parse the files, but it
would be a lot easier to find something to do it automatically....
--Ben Doom
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have 800 .hlp files which are not actually WinHelp, but some
> proprietary form of help file, and we need to convert them into
> something readable. I guess my first question is whether or not anyone
> can tell from the output below what type of help file this is. Open
> Interface comes up when you click on "Help" within the help application
> itself. Perhaps there is a software upgrade which would solve the problem.
>
> Since it is not an actual WinHelp file, RoboHelp cannot import it.
> Instead of manually rewriting the files, I was wondering if an elaborate
> regular _expression_ could work, or whether some other software or
> programming language could be used. The file below contains formatting
> that I could theoretically recognize, and pull the appropriate data to
> make an html file. For example, I want to locate the first the "topic"
> line and make that the header for a new html document. The text between
> "\0\p\p\p will become the text below that. Any \subtopic will be
> hyperlinks to bookmarks to the corresponding \topic text below it, and
> so on.
>
> I can write out what I want in Plain Language, so there must be a way in
> a programming language. I just need to be pointed in the right
> direction. Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Sincerely,
> Andrew
>
> \file "styles.hlp"
> \def_style 0\font font.normal \fg color.black \bg color.transparent
> \def_style 1\font font.normal \fg color.black \bg color.yellow
> \def_style 2\font font.bold \fg color.blue \bg color.transparent \curs
> helpw.curstopic
> \def_style 3\font font.normal \fg color.black \bg color.yellow
> \def_style 4\font font.normal \fg color.black \bg color.yellow
> \def_style 5\font font.normal \fg color.black \bg color.transparent
> \def_style 7\font font.bold \fg color.black \bg color.transparent
>
> \[------------------------------------------------\]
> \topic "Purchasing Three-Way Match Index (TWPU) Window"
> \0 \{\set_style "topic_title" Purchasing Three-Way Match Index (TWPU)
> Window \}
> \0\p\p\p
> Purchasing Three-Way Match Index (TWPU) provides status
> information for purchase orders and subsequent documents.
> This screen is organized by status for each purchase order.
> \0\p\p
> \{\subtopic "Status" \set_style "goto_style" Status \} \0\p
> \{\subtopic "Vendor Number" \set_style "goto_style" Vendor Number
> \} \0\p
> \{\subtopic "Vendor Addr Ind" \set_style "goto_style" Vendor Addr
> Ind \} \0\p
> \{\subtopic "Purchase Order Transaction ID" \set_style
> "goto_style" Purchase Order Transaction ID \} \0\p
> \{\subtopic "Line" \set_style "goto_style" Line \} \0\p
> \{\subtopic "Match ID Transaction ID" \set_style "goto_style"
> Match ID Transaction ID \} \0\p
> \{\subtopic "Line Num" \set_style "goto_style" Line Num \} \0\p
> \{\subtopic "P/F Ind" \set_style "goto_style" P/F Ind \} \0\p
> \{\subtopic "Payment Flag" \set_style "goto_style" Payment Flag \}
> \0\p
> \{\subtopic "Cond Flag" \set_style "goto_style" Cond Flag \} \0\p
>
> \[------------------------------------------------------------\]
> \topic "Status" \set_style "topic_title" Status
> \label XSTATUS_2
> \0\p\p
> Key field. Valid values are:
> \0\p\p\{\set_style "valid_value" Entry Added During the Day [**]
> \} \0 \0\p\p\{\set_style "valid_value" ThreeWay Match [A1]
> \} \0 \0\p\p\{\set_style "valid_value" Three-Way Match Requiring Review [A2]
> \} \0 A condition exists that requires manual review.
> \0\p\p\{\set_style "valid_value" Received but not Invoiced [B1]
> \} \0 \0\p\p\{\set_style "valid_value" Invoiced but not Received [B2]
> \} \0 \0\p\p\{\set_style "valid_value" Neither Received nor Invoiced [C]
> \} \0 \0\p\p\{\set_style "valid_value" Entry to be Deleted [*]
> \} \0 The entry is deleted during the next processing cycle.
> \0\p\p
>
> \topic "Vendor Number" \set_style "topic_title" Vendor Number
> \label VENDOR_NUMBER
> \0\p\p
> Key field. Displays the unique vendor code that identifies
> the vendor associated with the order.
> \0\p\p
>
> \topic "Vendor Addr Ind" \set_style "topic_title" Vendor Addr Ind
> \label VENDOR_ADDR_IND
> \0\p\p
> Key field. Part of the vendor code, this field indicates
> whether an alternate address exists for the vendor.
> \0\p\p
>
> \topic "Purchase Order Transaction ID" \set_style "topic_title" Purchase
> Order Transaction ID
> \label PO_TRANS_CODE
> \label PO_NUMBER_AGENCY
> \label PO_NUMBER_NUMBER
> \0\p\p
> Key field. Displays the unique document ID that identifies
> this purchase order.
> \0\p\p
>
> \topic "Line" \set_style "topic_title" Line
> \label PO_LINE
> \0\p\p
> Key field. Displays the line number from the purchase order.
> \0\p\p
>
> \topic "Match ID Transaction ID" \set_style "topic_title" Match ID
> Transaction ID
> \label MATCH_TRANS_CODE
> \label MATCH_NUMBER_AGENCY
> \label MATCH_NUMBER_NUMBER
> \0\p\p
> Key field. Displays the transaction code and unique number
> that identifies the Receiver (RC) or Vendor Invoice (VI)
> associated with this match.
> \0\p\p
>
> \topic "Line Num" \set_style "topic_title" Line Num
> \label MATCH_LINE
> \0\p\p
> Key field. Displays the line number of the Receiver (RC) or
> Vendor Invoice (VI).
> \0\p\p
>
> \topic "P/F Ind" \set_style "topic_title" P/F Ind
> \label FINAL_MATCH_FLAG
> \0\p\p
> Display only. Displays \{\set_style "valid_value" F \} \0 if the
> document matching the is a
> final transaction (for example: final receipt or invoice).
> Otherwise, this field displays \{\set_style "valid_value" P \} \0 for
> partial.
> \0\p\p
>
> \topic "Payment Flag" \set_style "topic_title" Payment Flag
> \label PAYMENT_FLAG
> \0\p\p
> Display only. Displays \{\set_style "valid_value" Y \} \0 if final
> payment is made against
> this match record.
> \0\p\p
>
> \topic "Cond Flag" \set_style "topic_title" Cond Flag
> \label CONDITION_FLAG
> \0\p\p
> Display only. Displays \{\set_style "valid_value" Y \} \0 if there is a
> special condition
> associated with one of the match records.
> \0\p\p
>
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