Help Files (HTML Help)
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The following files are created when you add the HTML Help type of Help support to your application by selecting the Context-sensitive help check box and then selecting HTML Help format in the Advanced Features page of the MFC Application Wizard.
| File name | Directory location | Solution Explorer location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Projname.hhp | Projname\hlp | HTML Help files | The help project file. It contains the data needed to compile the help files into an .hxs file or a .chm file. |
| Projname.hhk | Projname\hlp | HTML Help files | Contains an index of the help topics. |
| Projname.hhc | Projname\hlp | HTML Help files | The contents of the help project. |
| Makehtmlhelp.bat | Projname | Source Files | Used by the system to build the Help project when the project is compiled. |
| Afxcore.htm | Projname\hlp | HTML Help Topics | Contains the standard help topics for standard MFC commands and screen objects. Add your own help topics to this file. |
| Afxprint.htm | Projname\hlp | HTML Help Topics | Contains the help topics for the printing commands. |
| *.jpg; *.gif | Projname\hlp\Images | Resource Files | Contain images for the different generated help file topics. |