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SteelcaseMark
Inspiring
July 2, 2009
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RoboHelp 8 compiler produces File dated 3 years ago

  • July 2, 2009
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fUsing RH 8 to produce HTML Help

Compiling changes made to a topic dated 7/1/09. View Selected item shows correct changes.

Topic List shows topic changed 7/1/09.

Windows Explorer shows topic was changed on 7/1/09.

Compiler says "compilation complete".

Click 'View Results' - changes not there.

Windows Explorer shows .chm file modified on 6/21/06.  Hmm.

Other projects are unaffected. The changes made appear in the output and modified date in Windows Explorer shows correct date of last change.

Any suggestions?

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    SteelcaseMarkAuthor
    Inspiring
    July 7, 2009

    here is how I resolved the issue:

    I deleted every version of the .chm file with the same name on my PC (not to worry, I did not delete the source) and re-compiled. The .chm file was created with the correct date and changes.

    Mark

    Captiv8r
    Captiv8r
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    July 2, 2009

    Hi there

    We have seen this many times over the years. Basically in every case what happened was the person experiencing the issue had more than one copy of the .CHM file on the PC and they were viewing the older copy.

    Yes, I know you are clicking the View Result button and what you should be seeing is the latest. But take a moment and use the good old Windows Find utility to locate all occurrences of the .CHM file name.

    You will likely be surprised at what you find.

    Cheers... Rick

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    SteelcaseMarkAuthor
    Inspiring
    July 2, 2009

    Rick,

    Thanks, but no luck.  Sure the good old find found the older versions, but the Output Folder and File Name in my HTML Help Options contains the "old" version.  I have deleted the output folder and its contents, and compiled again, but the Output Folder and File Name get recreated with the 6/21/06 file. Just one of those things that make you say: "Hmm..."

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