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     Syntax:  /E[n]
 
     This option encodes a help database from a help source file. This
     is the opposite of decoding a help database with the /D option. If
     you use this option, you must specify an output file with the /O
     option.
     See: ◄Decode (/D)►
          ◄Specify Output File (/O)►
 
     The optional <n> specifies the amount of compression. If <n> is
     omitted, HELPMAKE compresses the file as much as possible,
     typically reducing the size of the output by about 50 percent. The
     more compression you request, the longer HELPMAKE takes to run.
 
     The value of <n> is a number in the range 0 to 15. It is the sum
     of any of the following values:
 
     Value     Compression Used
 
     0         No compression
     1         Run-length compression
     2         Keyword compression
     4         Extended-keyword compression
     8         Huffman compression
 
     Add values to combine compression techniques. For example, use
     /E3 to get run-length and keyword compression. This level of
     compression is useful in the testing stages of development. During
     testing, you often need to create the database quickly and are not
     concerned with size.
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