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CletusQMaggot
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November 15, 2016
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Getting a list of all links in a project

  • November 15, 2016
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Hi,

Is there any way to get a list of all links inside a project?  Full URLs, relative paths, what have you -- basically anything that would start with the <a href=" tag.

For various network architecture reasons that I barely understand and cannot influence, we have to change all our links to our merged projects to relative paths. But those links don't appear in the URL section in Project Manager.  I'm looking for a way to see them.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

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Captiv8r
Captiv8r
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November 15, 2016

HI there

Interesting screen name you have there. LOL

One possible way would be to use the Reports. In RoboHelp 2015 Release, click the Tools tab and then the Topic Properties.

Then you will want to click the Options button and ensure that only the option for links from the topic is enabled.

This should get you links from Topics. Keep in mind that there could be other links too. Links from the TOC, the Index, Headers and/or Footers, External Content Search, etc.

Cheers... Rick

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CletusQMaggotAuthor
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November 15, 2016

Thanks

I had no idea this feature was there.  Unfortunately, it also ignores links that aren't either full URLs or links within the project. Links like <a href="../../product/feature/process.htm"> are getting left out.

Captiv8r
Captiv8r
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November 15, 2016

I believe in your initial post you said this:

For various network architecture reasons that I barely understand and cannot influence, we have to change all our links to our merged projects to relative paths.

It's worth noting that the links that are absent are absent because they are already using a relative path. Actually, in RoboHelp projects, you usually kind of have to jump through some hoops in order to coax a path that isn't relative.

So if this is the case, why would these links be an issue? Seems the only real concern here is to discover links that are kind of "hard coded" or "absolute".

Cheers... Rick

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