Starting the IPF Compiler

You can start the IPF compiler and specify all input from the command line. A new command-line interface has been introduced. To view it, type IPFC with no parameters.
The syntax is:

Usage:

IPFC [-switch]···  [-option]··· filename [outfile]

The switches perform the functions in the following list:

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

The options perform the functions in the following list:

Options:

W:level - Warning level

D:dbcscode - Country code

C:codepage - Character code page

L:language - Language ID

The following parameters provide international language support:

• d: nnn
  The nnn is the 3-digit country code.
  -c: nnnn
  The nnnn is the 4-digit code page.
  -l: xxx
  The xxx is a 3-letter identifier that indicates the language file to be used.

  See Country Code, Code Pages, and Language Parameters for the tables with the NLS values.

  For example:

  IPFC myfile.txt /INF -d:033 -c:0437 -l:FRA

  If you do not specify these parameters, the default for -d: nnn and -c: nnnn are the values specified in your CONFIG.SYS file.

  For help on any of the options, type

  IPFC -X:?
  

  where "X" is one of the options.

  The outfile parameter is used to specify the name of the output file. If this parameter is not used, the output file will have the same filename as the input file and an extension of either INF or HLP. For example:

  IPFC TEST·IPF C:\FILE·HLP
  

  Command Line Interfaces For Previous Versions of the IPF Compiler
  The interface from earlier levels of the compiler is still supported. The syntax is:

  IPFC filename [/INF] [/S] [/X] [/W] [> messageoutputfilename] [/COUNTRY] [/CODEPAGE] [/LANGUAGE]
  

  where:

  filename

  Specifies the name of your IPF source file or base file.

  If you do not give a file-name extension, the IPF compiler uses .IPF by default. If your file has a file-name extension other than IPF, include that file-name extension in the command line.

  /INF
  Compiles the source file as an online document.

  If this parameter is not included, the default is to compile the source file as a help library, whose extension is .HLP.

  /S
  Suppresses the performance of the Search function. This parameter increases compression of compiled data by about 10% to further reduce the storage it requires.
  /X
  Generates and displays a cross-reference list.
  /Wn
  Generates and displays a list of error messages. The n indicates the level of error messages you want to receive. Values you can specify for n are 1, 2, or 3. The default is W3. For more information, see Interpreting IPFC Error Messages.
  messageoutputfilename
  Specifies the name of the file where error and cross reference messages are sent. If you do not specify this parameter, messages generated by /X and /Wn are sent to the display screen.

  The following parameters provide international language support (NLS):

• COUNTRY=nnn
  The nnn is the 3-digit country code.
  /CODEPAGE=nnnn
  The nnnn is the 4-digit code page.
  /LANGUAGE=xxx
  The xxx is a 3-letter identifier that indicates the language file to be used.

  See Country Code, Code Pages, and Language Parameters for the tables with the NLS values.

  For example:

  IPFC myfile.txt /INF /COUNTRY=033 /CODEPAGE=437 /LANGUAGE=FRA

  If you do not specify these parameters, the default for /COUNTRY and /CODEPAGE are the values specified in your CONFIG.SYS file.

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