What are some suggestions on creating an HBK (Electronic Book) file?
This ASCII file contains the names of the worksheets that make up a Mathcad Electronic Book. The filenames are listed in the order a user would see them when hitting the “next/previous” arrows on the toolbar. (Complete details on HBK files can be found in your Mathcad documentation or on the MathSoft website.) Do not use “8 character DOS compatibility filenames” in the HBK. For instance recent versions of Windows will allow you to create files named: “My Book Table of Contents.mcd” and “My Book Introduction.mcd.” When viewed in a DOS directory listing the “compatibility” names may be: “MYBOOK~1.MCD” and “MYBOOK~2.MCD.” If you move these files to a new directory the “compatibility” names may change because files sort themselves alphabetically to determine the “~1, ~2, etc.” sequence in the new location. I’ve also found that the “next/previous” arrows will gray out if you use the “compatibility” names and view a file out of the HBK sequence. For instance you may use the “next” arrow and
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