Discussion:
MSDN docs available in PocketPC readable form, please?
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Tom Gilbert
2005-11-02 15:02:02 UTC
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Hi guys, I love using my PDA/phone (BlueAngel) to read & learn - prevents the
supermarket queue getting too dull...:-)
Seriously though, any sugggestions as to the best way to get the MSDN help
(or selected bits of it) formatted to read on pocketPC? [not PSD - the
readers I've used are terrible & can't fit to screen properly.
HTML would be fine (the new PocketIE full-screen mode is superb for reading)
or some kind of PocketIE plugin that reads the native help file format...

Any suggestions? Thanks very much for your help,

Tom
Tom Gilbert
2005-11-03 16:09:09 UTC
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OK, in case anyone else wants to do this, try the following - it's not a
*perfect* solution because some features are included that don't render
properly on PocketIE (e.g. language filter drop down) - but it works well
enough to use:

(i) Install 'Msft Visual Studio Help Integration Kit 2003' which gives you
the help compiler 'hxcomp.exe'.
(ii) Find the relevant compiled help file for the subject area you want, eg
dv_csref.hxs
(iii) decompile it: hxcomp -u dv_csref.hxs
in this way you'll get HTML output which can be copied to pocket PC.
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