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Format

Microsoft Help Contents File

Summary

Name
Microsoft Help Contents File
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/1656
Format type
Text (Structured)
Description
Microsoft Help Contents Files store topics for a corresponding help document, which has file extension .hlp. They are found within applications which use Microsoft Help.
File extensions
cnt
Submitted by
The Canadian Centre for Architecture / The Canadian Centre for Architecture
Developed by
Microsoft Corporation
Supported by
Microsoft Corporation

Internal signatures

Microsoft Help Contents File

Description
BOF Absolute from beginning of file, magic bytes: :Base{1-259}.(hlp/HLP)

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
3A42617365{1-259}2E(484C50|686C70)
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • V105

    Release date
    29 June 2022
    • Added format

      Microsoft Help Contents File: Full entry added. Submitted by The Canadian Centre for Architecture.

    • Added signature

      Microsoft Help Contents File: Signature researched and samples provided by The Canadian Centre for Architecture.