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• Problem with merged webhelp (Robohelp 10) linking to the child projects

  Hello

  I recently upgraded to Robohelp 9 to 10.

  I used as indicated on the site Web of Peter Grange merged Webhelp. To establish a link between the projects of the child the hyperlink would be entered as:

  .. /Folder/filename.htm

  Since the upgrade to 10 new hyperlinks cannot be entered in this format that the OK button when inserting a hyperlink does not let you save.

  Existing links still work using the format above.

  Is this a change in 10 or I do something wrong?

  
  Thank you

  A clean complete re install of RH10 did fix this problem of not being able to return the railways on the projects of the child.

• Problem with merged webhelp

  Dear Sir.
  
  My problem is with the merged Webhelp project. links to external topics are not active in the main project, although these links work fine in the HTML help output.
  
  Thank you.

  Have you tried immediately to the notice to this link?

• Merged WebHelp no longer recognizes the varying links (.. / directory/file) 6 RoboHTML

  RoboHTML no is no longer allow me to use a variable link (.. / Directory/File.htm) on my Web server. It is the concatenation of the C directory with the directory on R (Web server).
  
  I have not had this problem with X 5 at all, never. I have a complete KB built with RoboHelp X 5 that works perfectly, and now, with RoboHTML 6, I can't generate a section of the WebHelp merged to the Web server.
  
  Here is what the message looks like. I changed some names of files a bit, but not the error:
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  From compilation...
  WebHelp preprocessor 6.00.099
  
  Compilation of R:\mergedGenerated\mergedProjects\Closing\closing.htm...
  
  Preparation create WebHelp...
  Compensation output folder...
  Preparation of files for WebHelp...
  Copying files...
  WARNING: failed to copy "C:\RoboProjects\mergedProjects\subProjects\Docs\C:\RoboProjects\mergedProjects\subProjec ts\Type\Fee.htm" in "R:\mergedGenerated\mergedProjects\Docs\C:\RoboProjects\mergedProjects\subProjects\Type\Fe e.htm. reason: source does not exist.
  
  Internal error occur, impossible to generate WebHelp.
  ---------------------------------------------------
  It stops here. The file is there (fee.htm) and the link is there in the book such as described. It has not been broken, missing or damaged.
  
  If anyone has seen elsewhere, please let me know if you have a solution and the answer off list as well, if you can. This I'm going back to X 5 to do my updates (thank goodnes for backups).
  
  Thanks in advance!
  
  

  UPDATE

  I got the word of Support technique Adobe level 2 (after providing the part of my project):

  CORRECTION: RoboHelp 6 is not set to work with related links to external files in the > TABLE of CONTENTS< in="" merged="" webhelp.="" a="" hard-coded="" link="" with="" a="" drive="" name="" (i.e.,="" r:/something)="" has="" to="" be="" used.="" (a="" relative="" link="" is="" usually="" expressed="" with="" a="" "dot"="" "slash,"="" or="" "dot="" dot"="" "slash"="" to="" express="" a="" path,="" like="" this="" ../directory/subdirectory/filename.htm="" that="" will="" work="" on="" any="" server="" or="" pc="" with="" the="" same="" directory="">

  RH6, external links (for merged WebHelp and other links) must be "hard-coded" with a physical path * including mapped drive letter *, for example:

  file:///G:/mergedGenerated/Department/filehname.htm

  Not only that, but if there is an error in one of the projects (including one of my subprojects has) audit of Robohelp 6 errors stop the compilation and the 'mistakes' (closes).

  This means that a file that will compile and generate in RoboHelp 5 cannot do HR 6 If errors occur.

  There seems to be no way to link to my URL in the table of contents of the file that contains the error, except for physically type the link.

  We are looking at other tools that will allow which connects with the merged files.

  If anyone else has problems of compilation of a file in RH6 who worked in RH5, external, related links could be the problem.

  Just to let you know.

• Browse sequences at merged WebHelp

  Hi all
  
  I'm working on a merged WebHelp project and I noticed that in the output of the navigation for each child project sequence is treated individually. Otherwise said, there is a full stop at the end of the sequence of navigation for each child project and I have to select the first topic in the next draft of the child within the table of contents for this sequence to browse. Is there a way to integrate them so that sequences of travel are managed consecutively?
  
  Either incidentally, did someone else noticed a delay in loading the table of contents in Firefox when one of the results of the project of the child is missing? This help file contains information for the 3 software separate, but related, users can have between 1 and 3 products (and, as a result, between 1 and 3 of the child of the help files) on their machine. If anyone has any ideas on how to launch Firefox by displaying the table of contents in a more timely fashion, I'd like to hear them!
  
  Thank you
  Melinda

  I noticed that even if the evolution of the refresh rate solve the problem of load, the table of contents are not autosynchronising immediately. It starts to sync after the user has clicked on certain topics, but it is not really satisfactory. I found an alternative method.

  Delete the redirect.

  Paste the following above the tag, text by changing the path to the same thing you had in the redirection.

  Change the body as tag below. Change the time-out if necessary, it is set in milliseconds.

  This gives the same redirection but OCD will sync OK. It also works well OK in Internet Explorer.

  See www.grainge.org for creating tips and RoboHelp

• Merging WebHelp &amp; amp; Context sensitivity

  Hello. I am extracting a topic I posted in the wrong place. Here's the Exchange that I had with Peter Grainge. In the next post, I'll post my question extra (s):
  
  Peter Grainge wrote:
  For WebHelp, we use the method startpage'htm #path/targettopic.htm and it works well. See my site for more information. Visit www.grainge.org for a range of RoboHelp and creation of related topics
  
  
  hermi14 wrote:
  Thank you. Now that I understand the difference between HTML Help and Webhelp, I see that this sensitivity to context covers only topic merged with * HTML Help * projects (that use the CHM file). What happened is that I searched on this issue in several forums and did not notice that the heading covers "RoboHelp for HTML Help" (the output type) not 'RoboHelp for HTML"(the type of user interface)!
  
  I see now that my project must use the Webhelp format and I'm glad to hear that the context for Webhelp projects merged sensitivity has been developed successfully and documented already as compatible with RH7!
  
  Due to a combination of VPN access problems, the fact that I only have only another writer working on my project and my deep suspicion of applications like RoboSource Control (which was confirmed by a few trials), I decided to use projects merged instead of the control of source code as a collaboration tool.
  
  I'm sure you will hear more from me. You Rock (rap, or otherwise align).
  
  Peter Grainge wrote:
  Check out what you plan to do with your developers. This affects their calls for help.
  
  

  OK, answering my own question. (I hope that this will make up for some of the issues stupid newbie I asked so far and received a response very patiently by the gurus - for the most part, Peter G.)

  I just test the sensitivity of context to a merged webhelp project created in RH7 and use IE 7 and it works! Yahoo!!

  * I used the Javascript of a webpage to test call.
  * I only tested the RHShowHelp() function using the HH_HELP_CONTEXT parameter
  * I put the default theme (which is the first topic in the first merged project - one that is redirected to the parent project).
  * I bring a specific topic with no nav pane based on the ID of the card.

  As mentioned, I followed the instructions of Greg Minter of 2006 published on the website of PG. However, here are a few details/changes to these steps (please, forgive me if everyone already knew such things):

  You have not manually copy and paste the ID of the map ID card (* .h) files of the projects in the map ID of the parent-child project file. Just generate the projects of parent and child as usual and the references are automated.

  [Concommitantly] should not manually set the ID of the map (* .h) file in the output folder (mergedprojects\projectnnn), as he describes it.

  Woo-Hoo.

• Call CSH in: merging webhelp

  It is more a rephrase that a new post: I have created a project of merging webhelp (using Peter Grainge excellent guidelines) and have two questions:
  
  (1) can someone point me to the place in HR help that explains how to call webhelp using the ID of the map of an application?
  
  (2) my merged webhelp project has a parent and several children. Each of these has always had its own file .h, right? How that affects the search for ID card? (If I rebuild a project of the child, its .h file will be updated... do I need to copy that up to, merge together, or what?)
  
  Thank you
  
  -Greg

  Success!

  After many starts & stops & head scratching, I finally understood how a merged webhelp project that can:

  (A) uses the ID card for research rather than having to specify a path
  (B) be gradually updated (for example, add you a plug-in and want to just distribute the new doc, but always supporting CSH)

  Peter Grainge has had enough to publish small article I wrote on his website:

  http://www.Grainge.org/pages/authoring/calling_webhelp/using_map_ids.htm

  -Greg

• Benefits of merged WebHelp?

  I'm working on a major project that ulitimately will be documentation of the whole society for all departments in WebHelp. So far, I have a Ministry completed in about 900 pages. There are an other departments 10 or so to go.
  
  Wouldn't be better to use:
  
  A. a huge file of WebHelp (project)
  B. Webhelp has merged with a project for each Department?
  
  The WebHelp could reach up to 10,000 pages. I think merged WebHelp would be easier to manage.
  
  All opinions welcome!
  
  Thank you.
  Diana
  Pro.TechWriter AT gmail.com

  10 000 links is fine. You must make your coffee so what better than every time you open the project some time. When it comes to generating assistance you can pinch to your sandwiches.

  Yes the project will work but not you.

  I split a project precisely because it is around this size and everything was too long.

• Merged WebHelp TOC topic even shows 5 times!

  
  
  It's me again :-(
  
  I managed to set up my 'container' for merged WebHelp and began to add merged files. Everything was working fine until today. (And BTW, I use Robohelp X 5 update for the latest patches).
  
  My OCD in the merged file DID look like this:
  
  Welcome (page)
  Departments (folder)
  -By Department Overivew (page)
  -Accounting (folder)
  -Other Department (folder
  -Other min. (folder)
  ************ BUT ******
  
  NOW, it looks like this
  
  Welcome (page)
  Departments (folder)
  -By Department Overivew (page)
  -Accounting (folder)
  -Other Department (folder
  -Other min. (folder)
  Welcome (page)
  Departments (folder)
  -By Department Overivew (page)
  -Accounting (folder)
  -Other Department (folder
  -Other min. (folder)
  ---------------------------------------------Welcome (page)
  -Departments (folder)
  -By Department Overivew (page)
  -Accounting (folder)
  -Other Department (folder
  -Other min. (folder)
  
  
  Does anyone know why Robohelp did this? There is only one instance of the file icon merged into the table of contents for each Department. And the only thing I did was to get out of the big picture and put it in a CHM file, accessed from a help button in the toolbar to WebHelp. (I use WebHelp as a document library management system, and not as a help file.)
  
  Thank you very much in advance for your understanding and support!
  
  Diana
  

  Boy is my face red!

  The solution: take a look inside all files to 'merge' duplicates that are nested inside of each other.

  I don't know how it happened (my PC is wobbly lately), but removes all folders nested my PC Robohelp directories (jn my root in C :) and regenerating fixed all problems.)

• Missing child Parent in a merge WebHelp TOC TOC (RoboHTML Version 9.0.2.271)

  Years, I have used Mr Grainge excellent document for fusion Help RoboHTML 8 to produce a WebHelp TOC. Recently I discovered that a child was left out of the merged TOC. Following the instructions (merging the child in the parent TOC, by generating the parent and generating the child) the child does not appear in the parent TOC. I get all the other children, but not the new.

  Any suggestions?

  Have you tried to rebuild all to a new location?

  See www.grainge.org for creating tips and RoboHelp

  

  @petergrainge

• Merged Webhelp shows * nothing *.

  
  
  I went through the instructions for Webhelp merged, and my generated file (based on the almost empty with 1 topic and without Word parent, says Peter) shows... nothing. I added each project as described in the instructions. I generate the merged project and the skin comes with the full toolbar, two signs (toc and topic) and all is completely empty.
  
  I'm obviously missing something... There's instructions to build the 'structure', but it does not say where (in the directory on my computer? In the Robohelp project file main?). I've done this before in X 3 (several years ago) and it worked the first time. I am sure that the problem is between keyboard and Chair :-)
  
  Very very confused... help!
  
  Diana

  Diana,

  Looks like you're there at halfway.

  When you generated the master project TOC, you inserted a marker for each of the subprojects, right?

  When you generated the main project, he created an output with a "mergedProjects" folder is a subfolder containing a separate Directory for each subproject. These directories are almost empty, but make sure that you do not have edit or delete anything manually and do not change the name of the folder mergedProjects.

  After you generate the master output, open a subproject in HR. Create a single-source layout that generates WebHelp as usual to the! SSL! record and publish in the appropriate directory in the main "mergedProjects" project output folder

  Do this with each subproject.

  Now the master WebHelp page will show the table of contents and the Index handset, if you index for the subprojects, and a search entry field that will look for matches in all subprojects, you provided generated research databases for them.

  A key point: the main project must have at least an Index of its own entry, or it won't work pick up indexes of subproject.

  If you have used several skins, the you associated to the master project will replace the other.

  I correctly interpreted the situation?

  Harvey

• Add condition when merge?

  can I add if flag = 'A' before inserting it?

  merge into A j
  
      using ( select * from B where flag='O') csl
  
      on (nj.appno=csl.appno
  
      AND nvl(j.exam_type, 'null') = nvl(csl.exam_type, 'null')
  
      AND nvl(j.exam_year,    'null') = nvl(csl.exam_year,    'null')
  
      AND nvl(j.exam_month,    'null') = nvl(csl.exam_month,    'null')
  
         AND vl(j.exam_level,    'null') = nvl(csl.exam_level,    'null')
  
         AND vl(j.exam_board,    'null') = nvl(csl.exam_board,    'null')
  
         AND vl(j.subject_code,  'null') = nvl(csl.subject_code,  'null')
  
         AND vl(j.subject_other, 'null')= nvl(csl.subject_code_other, 'null')
  
      )
  
      when  matched then
  
         update set j.grade=csl.grade,
  
                    j.grade_other=csl.grade_other 
  
      when not matched then
  
      insert (j.appno, j.exam_type, j.exam_year, j.exam_month, j.exam_level,
  
               j.exam_board, j.subject_code,j.subject_other,
  
      j.actual_grade, j.actual_grade_other,
  
      j.predict_grade, j.predict_grade_other, j.release_date, j.official_grade, j.counselor_grade,
  
      j.counselor_grade_other)  values(csl.appno, csl.exam_type, csl.exam_year, csl.exam_month, csl.exam_level,
  
      csl.exam_board, csl.subject_code, csl.subject_code_other, csl.actual_grade, csl.actual_grade_other,
  
      csl.predict_grade, csl.predict_grade_other,  csl.release_date,  csl.official_grade, csl.counselor_grade,
  
      csl.counselor_grade_other
  
      );
  

  Almost

  You can have a WHERE clause after the INSERT () INSERT for example (...) values (...) WHERE FLAG = "A";

• Need advice on upgrading project RH5 merged WebHelp to RH8

  I just upgraded from RH5 to RH8 to use with a new product, as my business grows.  I have a big merged help project that I've been edit and reorganize.  I have a version published and ongoing usage, but I have a version update finished about 75%.  I would like to make in RH8.  Is there anything I need to look for or recommended practice for the upgrade of each child and then the parent?  Any help would be sincerely appreciated.

  There is only two upgrades for RoboHelp 8. If you see four, something is wrong. Can you give us more information? A screenshot?

  See www.grainge.org for creating tips and RoboHelp

  @petergrainge

• conversion of webhelp projects merged at chm

  A bit of history behind this issue.

  In this future role I was given a single HUGE webhelp project. Following the advice given on Grainge.org, I migrated the project huge, unmanageable in 13 sensitive, more small, the merged projects. All work tickety-boo, except that the new merged output is roughly double the size of the original project output.  I can live with that... it's because of duplicate topics, and I have a method in hand to reconcile the duplications as time permits.

  Now the question. Due to the size of the new merged webhelp and until I have time to reconcile the duplications, like developer colleagues using a variety of CHM. Aid is usually installed on the computers of our customers, but could be installed on the side server.

  So is my best alternative...

  (A) re - generate each of the 13 projects selected as a CHM file?  What worries me is that the merged whole help thing wouldn't work with this option? How to bind context-sensitive help in a compiled topic (currently I provide an XML map, which is called from the application)?

  (B) convert Robohelp output of CHM files?  Y at - it a freeware / shareware utility out there that everyone recommend?

  (C) thing that I didn't think?

  Thanks in advance for the advice and guidance...

  Ron

  My understanding of cross project links is that they are very different from webhelp and CHMS. create a cross-project link to another CHM and you will see what I mean. There's something at the end of my merged topic help with RoboHelp 8.

  I know when others have contacted me to produce these two types of fusion, they eventually create two cross-project links and using conditional build tags.

  I skated by the thread so forgive me if this has been covered, but your developers really don't want put CHMS on a server. See http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/chm_mspatch/896358.htm

  I wonder if the developers don't like the number of cases in part because it seems more complex and partly because they still think the considerations of space and installation. If you measure by the clock rather than emotion, it is not really a problem. There are a lot of files, but all the very small.

  While webhelp can be run locally, you must check the option to display the mark of the Web and I think that may have problems with files PDF if your help related to one.

  See www.grainge.org for creating tips and RoboHelp

  @petergrainge

• Error when you click the merged project topic

  I use the last version 11 Robohelp

  I always get a message in the form ""the name of the window "xxxxxx" passed to HH_GET_WIN_TYPE has not been specified"if poster even when you have set all your window definitions correctly... then a second window will appear that contains only selected CHM as it appears in the image below: (the screenshot on the left is selected which has 2 merged chm and the screenshot on the left of the chm) "

  

  You can consult the following resources to see if they will help out you:

  • Merge WebHelp - RoboHelp 8 (WebHelp page, but also has lots of info on CHM)
  • http://KB.helpwaregroup.com/Ms-HTML-help/merge