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Diana7969
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March 23, 2011
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How do I set/change the .htm filename in WebaHelp Pro output?

  • March 23, 2011
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RH 9.0

I have (unfortunately) started with someone else's project which I have modified. I am told that I need to generate WebHelp Pro output (first time doing this) and that the main start .html file should be titled:  'help.html'.

For the life of me, I can't find where I can set the output file name. (this is probably so easy.) In the Generate dialog, when I type:

...path\help.html

under 'Output Folder and Start Page', I get a folder called 'help.html' and all the html files are in it. The start page is called something else.

How can I modify the name of the start page? (there are 11 files with this prefix, so I doubt renaming in Windows Explorer will work).

If I am not clear and you need more details, please let me know. Thanks so much.

Diana

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Correct answer Jeff_Coatsworth

The project name is the start page - if you need to change it to help.html, then your project should be called "help" - use the File > Rename Project option to change it.

BTW - you must be using RoboServer right? That's what the "Pro" designation refers to.

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Jeff_Coatsworth
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Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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March 23, 2011

The project name is the start page - if you need to change it to help.html, then your project should be called "help" - use the File > Rename Project option to change it.

BTW - you must be using RoboServer right? That's what the "Pro" designation refers to.

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Diana7969Author
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March 23, 2011

thanks so much! I knew it would be something simple.

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MeWrite
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May 11, 2011

Hi,

WebHelp Pro and FlashHelp Pro are designed to be used primarily with RoboHelp Server. WebHelp and FlashHelp on the other hand are independent output formats to be used offline or online by publishing on other WebServers. Hence, there is a difference in a way the start page is treated for these outputs.

Since WebHelp and FlashHelp are mostly targeted for offline use or to be used through any independent Web Server for online usage, hence the requirement for changing the name of the start page that has been done in Adobe RoboHelp 9.

WebHelp Pro uses the project name as the start page. This start page is used just for previewing the WebHelp Pro output offline and is in fact not used at all when published on RoboHelp Server. A WebHelp Pro output when published on server and accessed doesn't require any start page in the URL that is constructed by the server itself. Hence changing the start page name is not required here, hence not available in the SSL dialog.

Similar is the case of FlashHelp Pro output where the start page is again used for offline viewing and for viewing the output from server. Again for viewing the help from server the start page name is not required in the URL, hence renaming it not available in the SSL dialog.

In fact, WebHelp Pro and FlashHelp Pro don't provide many  functionalities of WebHelp/FlashHelp when used in offline mode e.g.  Window Properties and Project Merging, DUCC etc.

Hence, WebHelp Pro and FlashHelp Pro should not be treated as a better version of WebHelp and FlashHelp respectively, rather an independent versions of output formats to be used for different purposes.

Thanks


Milind -- we are trying to use WebHelp Pro and you can get the Window to display correctly if you use (what I call) the long path.  It's a very long string that you see when you click View project from the Server Admin.  The other way is to path directly to the projectname.htm which, as you state, does not display Help correctly.  It displays everything on the skin regardless of how you configure the window in the Windows property

The draw back to the long URL is that it does not render the TOC correctly when there are PDFs in the TOC or in some cases even just a topic with a PDF link.  The draw back to the short URL is that it does not render the window as configiured in the Windows property box.

Colum -- thanks for the idea, I think I'll try that...if we stick with WebHelp Pro.  My developers would love it if we used the index.htm versus the project name as the starting point.  I'm leaning toward too much frustration to get one of the 2 URLs to behave the way we want and may change to it to the WebHelp layout.

Regards,

CJ

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