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Anonymous
September 26, 2012
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How do I UNmerge indexes when I can't find the subproject icon?

  • September 26, 2012
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I inherited a huge project in RoboHelp HTML 7. The index in this project is merged with the index in another project. I need to UNmerge the two indexes, but I cannot find the subproject icon in the TOC pod. Is there any other way to UNmerge the two projects - especially the two indexes?

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Peter Grainge
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Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
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September 27, 2012

Merged Help proper must have the child projects listed in the TOC of the parent project. Anything else must be a home brewed merge.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

@petergrainge

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Anonymous
September 27, 2012

Is there any way to completely wipe out the merged index and start from scratch? I do not see a child project in the TOC (nor the Index) pod, and I've been trying to resolve this for days and days. The project is convoluted, but the people who created it have left the company.

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Anonymous
October 1, 2012

LOL, I wish.

Too many things going on at once.

Working on PPT for Sunday Church service.

Separate PPT for a different service.

Two other PPTs for an event.

Working on three different "contracts" for services I provide.

Preparing to head out to do some plumbing work on a toilet. (helping some out of town friends with a rental property)

Needing to edit a video, then upload to Vimeo, then post on a contracted web site for maintenance.

Learning Photoshop/Premiere Pro/After Effects.

Whew! Rick


Took a long weekend, but I'm back at this. Did what you said - renamed the HHP file (that's the index file, isn't it?) and removed the CPD, then regenerated the project -- but the problem remains.

I was thinking about it over the weekend. This project, though now in RoboHelp 7, is about 13 or 14 years old. The combination of indexes was probably done in an older version of RoboHelp. If that's the case, would there be some symbol or something in another part of RoboHelp to indicate the merge?

If UNmerging fails, is there a way to wipe out the index altogether and start from scratch? I'd rather do that than deal with links to another project and index words appearing only after I compile (because they are from the other project).

Thanks for your help.

Willam van Weelden
Willam van Weelden
Inspiring
September 27, 2012

Hi,

If the index is merged, you need to look in the index file to unmerge the index. If the table of contents is merged, you need to look in the TOC.

You can find the index in the Project Manager pod.

Greet,

Willam

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