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A_Avallone
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December 4, 2012
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RH 9 error reading data from .apj file (not rhvariable)

  • December 4, 2012
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On project start-up, I get the following: An error occurred while trying to read data from Y: (the shared area of my hard drive)\Help\RHWordDocs.apj <3>. My project was generally acting buggy the last few days (shutting down/not responding when I tried to update linked Word files), so I restored an earlier version of my xpj from before last publication (when things were working better) and all of the linked docs--just in case I had picked up some strange corruption. Now it works OK--it will let me update files, save, etc., but I still get this error. Is it something to worry about? I am planning to upgrade to RH10 on a new computer, and I don't want to port over a corrupted project! If so, how do I fix it?

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Peter Grainge
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Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
Community Expert
December 4, 2012

RoboHelp 10 is the first version of Rh that is supported to run projects on a network without source control. Your version like all previous versions for the last twenty years will not run on a network and you will get corruption.

What do you mean when you say "I restored an earlier version of my xpj"? If you mean that literally, you cannot copy just that file. You have to copy the whole project. However, if that was on a network, the damage may be done.

Move it to your local drive and pray it will still work.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

@petergrainge

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Willam van Weelden
Willam van Weelden
Inspiring
December 4, 2012

Hi,

Ah, the fine art of Robo source file hacking

A few questions:

- Did you delete the CPD before opening your project?

- Are the linked Word-documents still linked to the project or have you lost them?

- Can you share the apj with us? (Please don't post its contents as it may be very long.)

Greet,

Willam

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A_AvalloneAuthor
Known Participant
December 4, 2012

Thanksand here are some answers: 1) No, I did not delete the CPD. I had read mixed results about it and, because I honestly don't know what it is, I was nervous about doing it. However, I did make a copy and save it off in case I do need to try it. 2) The Word docs still show up in the projectthough a couple ended up with images in strange placesand the broken links I had seen before I restored the old docs and XPJ went away, too. 3) the apj file is called RHWordDocs.apj and it is 4 KB in size. It appears to be something created by RHperhaps to manage the links to Word?, since I did not name any files or folders that way. Also, all of my issues began with some failed attempts to update linked Word docs via Project Managernot responding and shutting down mid-update. Hope this helps you see where I amI appreciate your time!

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