IBM IPF Compiler

The OS/2 IPFC (Operating System/2 Information Presentation Facility Compiler) is a tool for generating online information and help books (*.inf, *.hlp). It is part of several development packages.


 * Products shipping with IPFC
 * IBM OS/2 Programmer's Toolkit
 * IBM Developer's Toolkit for OS/2
 * IBM Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 Warp Version 4
 * IBM VisualAge C++ for OS/2
 * Watcom C/C++ 11.0

Usage
IPFC [-switch]... [-option]... infile [outfile]

Switches

 * -i:Compiles the source file as an online document
 * -s:Suppresses the performance of the search function
 * -x:Generates and displays a cross-reference list

Options

 * W:level - Warning level
 * D:countrycode - Country code
 * C:codepage - Character code page
 * L:language - Language ID

Environment variables
IPFCARTWORK=artwork and linkfile path (used for :artwork.) IPFCIMBED=imbed file path (used for .im) IPFC=IPFC file path (location of APSY*.APS, IPF*.NLS) TMP=temporary file path

License
Commercial product

Publications

 * Information Presentation Facility Guide and Reference (IBM OS/2 2.0 Technical Library)
 * G25H-7110-00: IBM OS/2 Warp IPF Programming Guide