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Paula_Curcio
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January 30, 2008
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Generate vs. Publish?

  • January 30, 2008
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I am an absolute baby to Robohelp, so forgive me if this is an absolutely asinine question. What is the difference between "generating" and "publishing"? On my WebHelp layout, when I right-click, "Publish" is grayed out. I can generate the project to our server, and it works fine, and others can access it with no problem. I don't seem to have any other issues when testing it, nor do others. Can I continue to use "generate" in stead of "publish" when I'm finalizing my project, or will this cause problems later? The project is not going on the internet, just on our local server. Thanks! Oh, I am using RoboHelp 6.0.
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Correct answer RoboColum_n_
That's the one Paula. That last screen can be used to publish to a specified location. In the Server section, click on the New button. This displays a dialog where you can setup the publication process. You can either use FTP, HTTP or a file system.

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Legend
January 30, 2008
That's the one Paula. That last screen can be used to publish to a specified location. In the Server section, click on the New button. This displays a dialog where you can setup the publication process. You can either use FTP, HTTP or a file system.
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Paula_CurcioAuthor
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January 30, 2008
Oh! I was wondering what that was for! I'll work with our IT guys to decided where we are going to put it. Thanks for your help!
RoboColum_n_
RoboColum_n_
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January 30, 2008
Hi Paula and welcome to the RH community.
When you "generate" you are producing the output files that form your help. When you "publish" you copy these files to the location where they will be accessed. The idea between them is that you generate first to a test location and check to ensure the output looks OK before publishing to the live location. If you can not publish it is because there are no publish locations setup. If you go through the properties of your Webhelp single source layout (right click on it and select Properties) you will find the publishing step. Click "New" to create a publish location.
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Paula_CurcioAuthor
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January 30, 2008
Thanks so much for your reply.

I went through the Properties on WebHelp single source layout, and I do not see a
"Publishing" step at all. On the first page, there is a place to select output option and start page, which I have done. I went through all the other steps in Properties, but there is nothing on them regarding publishing. Is there something else I should look at?

Thanks again!
RoboColum_n_
RoboColum_n_
Legend
January 30, 2008
Hi Paula. It's the forth step of the wizard just after the options. It has a "New" button you can use to create your publish location.
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