IBM IPF Compiler: Difference between revisions

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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

Versions

Date	Version	Size	Comments
1989	1.00	21,648 B
1992-02-04	1.00	21,744 B	CSD XR05053
1992	2.0		Compiler provided with the IBM Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 2.0
1993-04-07	2.1
1995-07-05	3.00.008
1996-11-14	4.00.005
2000-11-29	4.00.007	227,184 B

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

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-'''OS/2 IPFC''' (''Operating System/2 Information Presentation Facility 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.
-== Description ==
-The IPFC is a tool for generating Online Info and Help Books (*.inf, *.hlp). It is part of most full 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
 == Versions ==
-* 2.1 - 1993-04-07
+{|class="wikitable"
-* 3.00.008 - 1995-07-05
+!Date||Version||Size||Comments
-* 4.00.005 - 1996-11-14
+|-
+|1989||rowspan=2|1.00||21,648 B||
+|-
+|1992-02-04||21,744 B||CSD XR05053
+|-
+|1992||2.0|| ||Compiler provided with the IBM Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 2.0
+|-
+|1993-04-07||2.1|| ||
+|-
+|1995-07-05||3.00.008|| ||
+|-
+|1996-11-14||4.00.005|| ||
+|-
+|2000-11-29||4.00.007||227,184 B||
+|}
 == License ==
@@ Line 20: / Line 52: @@
 == Publications ==
 * ''Information Presentation Facility Guide and Reference'' (IBM OS/2 2.0 Technical Library)
-* [http://publibfp.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/ej6c2b00/CCONTENTS G25H-7110-00]: ''IBM OS/2 Warp IPF Programming Guide''
+* G25H-7110-00: ''IBM OS/2 Warp IPF Programming Guide''
-== Links ==
-[[Category:Tools]][[Category:INF Utilities]]
+[[Category:INF Utilities]]