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Anonymous
September 7, 2010
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Importing mifs into RoboHelp imports Nothing

  • September 7, 2010
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Using FrameMaker 7 and RoboHelp 8 - I import regularly (create new project, import frame docs as mifs) and an empty RoboHelp project with NO framemaker docs is created. Someone else has GOT to have had this issue, as it occurs occasionally on my machine (I finally have to import the Frame docs into an old version of RoboHelp (x5), create a project, and then import the x5 RoboHelp project into RoboHelp 8. I've used RoboHelp and FrameMaker for 8 years, so I know I'm performing the import correctly.

Anyone else out there find this problem? If so, how did you fix it? I have the latest updates installed, etc.

Thank you.

Jennifer

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Jeff_Coatsworth
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Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
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September 8, 2010

I've had something like this happen using the TCS2 - when I import my FM9 book of books into RH8, it appears to step through the import, but nothing happens. I just do it again & it comes through. I think RH just chokes on the size of the import sometimes.

Just asking - why are you pulling the MIFs into RH instead of the .fm or .book docs? A MIF file is just a big text file isn't it?

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Anonymous
September 8, 2010

Yes. I did this because when I attempt to import the fm files, it never works, even importing Frame 9 docs into RoboHelp 8. I'm guaranteed to get the result I mentioned, an empty project. At least when I "mif" it, using Frame 9 and Robo 8, it "sometimes" works. I finally gave up trying to import a FrameMaker book or fm files...

Thanks,

Jennifer

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