How do I UNmerge indexes when I can't find the subproject icon?

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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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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

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Anonymous

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

(Scratches head)

In thinking about this, I'm wondering.

Are there ANY links in your project that might be pointing to topics inside the other project? I ask, because I recall a few years back that when a CHM file is compiled, the compiler follows all links in all topics to try and pull in everything it needs to build the final CHM file.

So my thought here is that if you had a topic with a link that pointed to a topic in a different location, perhaps that's how the entries are finding their way into the CHM file.

Are you open to zipping the project up and transferring to me to take a look at? I'd be happy to see if I can determine what's going on with it. If that's a possiblity, zip the project and upload it to WeTransfer.com and send me a link to rstone75 (at) kc (dot) rr (dot) com.

Cheers... Rick