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drewwheeler
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August 28, 2012
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Using the "Find" function in RoboHelp 9.0.1.262

  • August 28, 2012
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I'm using RoboHelp 9.0.1.262. Is it possible to use the "Find" function to find text in an entire project? I have only been able to use it to find text in individual topics within the project. This would be very inconvenient to have to go to each topic to do the search.

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    Peter Grainge
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    Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
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    August 28, 2012

    It looks like you need Edit > Find and Replace in Files.

    Whatever you are doing, make a backup first.

    Be aware that the search only works across single lines in the topics so if your string is spread over two lines, it will not get found.

    FAR is a shareware program that is always recommended in these forums for better results.

    See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

    @petergrainge

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    drewwheelerAuthor
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    August 28, 2012

    I looked into the FAR shareware and it appears to be another HTML editor. I'm not sure why you've suggested this.

    Anyway, when I use a "Find" function in any other program, I am brought to the actual location where the text resides (as expected). The "Edit > Find and Replace in Files" function in RoboHelp uses a separate field to display the text that it has found, but does not bring me to the actual location in the topic where the text resides. Beyond that, just to start searching requires browsing to the location of the folder where the project files reside. This is cumbersome and doesn't perform as expected. How is it possible that this program, touted as the industry standard, does not have the simple, common ability to search through the entire current project to find text? The "Edit > Find and Replace in Files" function doesn't even allow for pasting the desired text in the "Find" field. It must be manually entered. I don't understand how this all can be.

    Jeff_Coatsworth
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    Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
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    August 28, 2012

    FAR shareware is just another text editor - HTML files are all just text, so it can act as an HTML editor too (just like Notepad if you really wanted).

    RH's Find/Replace tools are lame - that's why you were pointed outside the RH circle to use a more specialized tool to massively hack your files.

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