BUG: Editing MAP or ALIAS in the HTML Help Workshop Causes Error

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SYMPTOMS

When you use the HTML Help Workshop to edit the [MAP] or [ALIAS] sections of an HTML Help project file, an application error might occur.

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CAUSE

There are several scenarios which can cause the problem, such as inserting an [ALIAS] section without having a [MAP] section, or attempting to remove files from the [ALIAS] or [MAP] sections.

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RESOLUTION

Use a text editor to edit these sections of the HTML Help project file.

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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

191118 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/191118/EN-US/ ) HOWTO: Create Context-Sensitive HTML Help in an MFC Application

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft HTML Help 1.3
Microsoft HTML Help 1.1
Microsoft HTML Help 1.21

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kbbug kbdsstools kbpending KB188444

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