The ancient brochure for the ancient NextHelp product I created sometime in the early 90s - enabled the creation of the then-popular WinHelp hypertext files using HTML+scripting instead of RTF. The brochure was created by Reuben Halevi and some of the code (mainly the scripting part) was created by Ron Loewy.

1. Windows H.elp with HTML
The smoot/1 migrationpathfrom l egacy WinHelpto the new-age HTMLbased Windows help,for Windows-bi‫;ג‬edpl atforms
lmplem_e.nted as a WinHelp extension DLL,NextHelpbrings to WinHelp
long overdue capabilities, including interactive forms, CGI processing
and rea‫נ‬ tables.
Authoring with NextHelp is easy: use your favorite HTML authoring tool
to create HTML files, spice it up �it� your favorite Windows Help
authoring tool (optionaJ), then use it‫ו‬e NextHelp compiler to pack them
(and any other related files, such as image and sound files)·into a single,
c‫ס‬r‫ת‬pressed file, for easy and efficient distribution. Distribute the free
NextHelp viewer DLL with your NextHelp title.
NextHelp supports the full HTML2 standard, plus many Netscape™
,
Microsoft@ and HTML 3 extensions,including tables, forms, font size,
face and color.
Mix & Match regular RTF-based WinHelp topics and NextHelp HTML
topics, andjump back and forth between the two topic types. Unlike
regular HTML browsers, NextHelp displays WinHelp and HTML topics
in PopUp and secondary windows !
NextHelp Does Forms!
With NextHelp's support for HTML forms. you can interact with the user ‫ס‬f your hypertext title‫י‬
The following examples interact with NextHelp high speed DLL-based CGI interface. ‫ו‬n
addition to this interface. NextHelp a‫ו‬so supportsstandardVf‫ו‬nCGI programs. and direct
activation of WioHelp1nacros.
Our first example may be useful. but not ve,yexciting. Lefs ccllect some registration
information from the user
First Name
Last Name
Windows Version OWindows 3.1
@Windows 95
('Windows NT
Online SelYice ‫ום‬nternet
OCompuServe
0America Online
OMicrosoft Network
NextHelp reads both archived (compressed in WinHelp baggage) and standard HTML files, that can overide older versions of archived topics, for
easy maintenance without compilation!
NextHelp adds severaJ HTML related macros to the WinHelp macro set.You canexecute any WinHelp and NextHelp macro from NextHelp HTML
topics. NextHelp topics can activate standard WinCGI programs, to add interactivity and logic to WinHelp titles.WinCGI scripts can be written in
VisuaJ Basic, Delphi, CyberTerp and most other Windows development tools.
• View HTML in WinHelp • Support for Tables, PopUp & Secondary windows, Forms, CGI Scripts & Keywords
• Compress a full HTML title into one file• Mix RTF & HTML based topics in one NextHelp title
•16&32 Bit DLLs and compilers for Windows 3.1, Windows 95 & Windows NT
Don't waitfor the big boy's 1997 (maybe) solution
Start your HTML future NOW
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