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Inspiring
August 14, 2020
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RH2020: Generating Output Hangs RoboHelp

  • August 14, 2020
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I upgraded from RH2019 (Re-imagined) to RH 2020.0.156 and I can no longer generate my HTML5 output. Selecting Generate in any of my output presets causes the RH screen to go completely white and hang. From that state, while I can still see the menus, selecting Help | Restart RoboHelp does nothing. Ditto for clicking the X icon. I have to close it through the Taskbar or Task Manager.

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Correct answer Jeff_Coatsworth

Try creating a new (not copied) preset & see how that behaves.

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Peter Grainge
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August 20, 2020

Changed three topics. Still generating just fine.

 

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Inspiring
August 20, 2020

Hi Jeff. Fair point, although it's never been a problem before...

Jeff_Coatsworth
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August 20, 2020

Is that "C:\1 RoboHelp\" path with the space in there a good idea? I'd avoid spaces just to be safe...

Inspiring
August 20, 2020

Well, shoot. No, nothing has changed locally. My project is in C:\1 RoboHelp\InformaCast Fusion_rh2019. My outputs are in C:\1 RoboHelp. My output paths are in C:\1 RoboHelp\OutputPaths. This was all the same in RH 2019 and I'd assume would work fine in RH 2020. As far as I know, there's no different anti-virus things installed although I can ask. 

 

As for something else to try, would you make changes in several different files (it doesn't matter what), save, and try generating again?

Peter Grainge
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August 20, 2020

I generated the preset you suggested and it worked fine. I then tried half the others with the same result. Finally I went back to the first one and still no trouble.

 

It looks to be a local issue and I'm not sure what to suggest. Try generating to a different folder and one not in your user profile. C:\OutputName.

 

Beyond that has anything changed locally? Different anti-virus? Have you spoken to your IT people to see if they have done anything? Your project is on a local drive? 

 

If it continues I think you may need to try Support. Sorry but I just cannot replicate the problem.

 

I'll keep the project for a little while in case you want me to try anything specific.

 

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Peter Grainge
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August 19, 2020

I didn't keep your project so please send again. You know how. 

 

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Inspiring
August 19, 2020

I removed the condition expression from an existing preset, as you requested, saved it and generated, and it now freezes while on "Indexing references." 

Peter Grainge
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August 19, 2020

Try the existing one first.

 

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Inspiring
August 19, 2020

Peter, do you want me to create a new preset without a conditional expression and generate or do you want me to remove a conditional expression from an existing preset and generate? 

Peter Grainge
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August 19, 2020

Bearing in mind another problem you had, try generating without a condition expression applied. I realise that will not be a solution but it might help in tracking down the problem.

 

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