Help Files (WinHelp)

The following files are created when you add the WinHelp type of Help support to your application by selecting the Context-sensitive help check box and then selecting WinHelp format in the Advanced Features page of the MFC Application Wizard.

File name	Directory location	Solution Explorer location	Description
Projname.hpj	Projname\hlp	Source Files	The Help project file used by the Help compiler to create your program or control's Help file.
Projname.rtf	Projname\hlp	Help Files	Contains template topics that you can edit and information on customizing your .hpj file.
Projname.cnt	Projname\hlp	Help Files	Provides the structure for the Contents window in Windows Help.
Makehelp.bat	Projname	Source Files	Used by the system to build the Help project when the project is compiled.
Print.rtf	Projname\hlp	Help Files	Created if your project includes printing support (the default). Describes the printing commands and dialog boxes.
*.bmp	Projname\hlp	Resource Files	Contain images for the different generated help file topics.

You can add WinHelp support to an MFC ActiveX Control project by selecting Generate help files in the Application Settings tab of the MFC ActiveX Control Wizard. The following files are added to your project when you add Help support to an MFC ActiveX control:

File name	Directory location	Solution Explorer location	Description
Projname.hpj	Projname\hlp	Source files	The project file used by the Help compiler to create your program or control's Help file.
Projname.rtf	Projname\hlp	Project	Contains template topics that you can edit and information on customizing your .hpj file.
Makehelp.bat	Projname	Source Files	Used by the system to build the Help project when the project is compiled.
Bullet.bmp	Projname	Resource Files	Used by standard Help file topics to represent bulleted lists.

See also

File Types Created for Visual Studio C++ projects