OS/2 FAQ List: User's Edition (4 Apr 94)

(6.2) How to Create INF Files

How can I create INF files?

Creating INF files (like the OS/2 Frequently Asked Questions List) is 
remarkably straightforward.  All you need is the Information Presentation 
Facility Compiler (IPFC), part of the IBM Developer's Toolkit for OS/2 2.1 
(available separately as IBM Part No. 61G1416 or as part of many 
development environments such as Borland C++ for OS/2, {{ IBM C Set ++/2 
and First Step, and CA-Realizer), }} and a text editor (like the Enhanced 
Editor included with OS/2).

Online IPFC documentation is included with the Toolkit, but you may also 
wish to order the printed Information Presentation Facility Guide and 
Reference, IBM Publication No. S10G-6262.  See (4.9) Books and Magazines 
for ordering instructions.  Note that the Toolkit is part of the low cost 
OS/2 Developer's Connection CD-ROM.  See (4.5) Technical Support for 
details.

If you wish to include illustrations in your INF file you can use any 
graphics software which can generate OS/2 bitmaps and/or metafiles.  (For 
example, you may create your illustration in PM Chart, paste the 
illustration into Picture Viewer, then save the illustration as a 
metafile.  Both PM Chart and Picture Viewer are included with OS/2 2.1.) 
 A screen capture utility [like PM Camera or Galleria, available from 
(3.2) Shareware and Freeware Sources] can also prove useful.

{{ The May, 1994, issue of OS/2 Magazine contains an article written by 
Timothy F. Sipples on writing OS/2 help files.  You may wish to consult 
this article for an introduction to the IPFC tag language. }}

Related information:

(3.2) Shareware and Freeware Sources 
(4.5) Technical Support 
(4.9) Books and Magazines

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