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Anonymous
February 9, 2007
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Getting WebHelp in .html

  • February 9, 2007
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I'm new to this forum and wanted to know if anyone knows how to make old WebHelp .htm projects into .html projects.
I have tried changing the properties, but the system always changes it back to .htm. I tried changing the current Generate session and again, the system changes it back to .htm. I'd appreciate any help.
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Peter Grainge
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Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
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February 9, 2007
Welcome to the forum.

WebHelp is simply one of the output options. If you are using one of the more recent versions, in Project Manager you will see Single Source Layouts. One of the options there will be compiled HTML help.

If you double click one of those layouts, I can't see how it can change the output to anything else. Can you describe that in a different way.

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Captiv8r
Captiv8r
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February 9, 2007
Hi lady06blue and welcome to our community

I'm reading your note a bit differently than my esteemed colleague is. So I'll offer my input and you can decide which of us correctly understood your note.

As I'm understanding the issue, you want the generated WebHelp output files to use the .HTML file extension instead of the default .HTM extension, no? Unfortunately, it's not going to be easy. If you absolutely must have this extension, you will need a good search and replace utility. It's relatively easy to use tools to change the actual filenames. But the links inside the files need to also reflect .HTML or they will be broken.

Again, assuming I'm understanding correctly, what is driving the desire for .HTML as opposed to .HTM? To my knowledge there is no technical reason it should be required.

Cheers... Rick
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Anonymous
February 12, 2007

You have the right answer.

As to the reason. I have 7 manuals in Online Help format, one for each of our systems. 3 of them are in .htm (the old extension created in a version before 5x) and 4 are in .html (created with 5x). I have tried 6 ways to Sunday to change the extension on the 3 old ones, but with no success. I don't think that there are very many links within the documents except from the TOC. These WebHelp files are then put into our software's Web presentation to be the online help. (WinHelp 2000 Documentation is also put into our client based presentation for online help.) I am trying to make it possible for the developer to use one statement to link to all 7 manuals instead of writing a complicated logic statement to find which extension is the one for the guide being requested.
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