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In <BzB4sw.1zq@news.cso.uiuc.edu> cjs33278@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Carl+Chris Samos) writes:

>I'm trying to get the helpfile finished for my application, but I'm running
>into a little trouble.  The only trouble I'm having is creating the .IPF file
>that I compile with IPFC.  Currently I'm using Describe (a very nice OS/2
>word processor) to write the help text.  I then save the file in RTF.  My
>coworker wrote a RTF to IPF converter, but it needs a little work.

>So I was wondering if there was some other way to generate a .IPF file.  I'd
>rather not type it by hand, as my app currently has over 250 help pages, and
>it grows daily.

This might work.  Try creating a printer using the IBMNULL driver and then
print to a file.  This should convert your Describe document to ASCII which
can then be converted with a few macros or possibly a Rexx program.

Cheers,
Q
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