How to open a *.hhp project with RoboHelp from the Command Line?

[AQsupermap]

Hello:

I need to merge a *.hhp project to a main RoboHelp project, So I need to open it with RoboHelp first.

My Question is I need do it from the command line, so I can make the flow automatism.

Any suggestions?

Thanks a lot.

[Peter Grainge]

An HHP file is one of the files in any RH project so what do you mean by an HHP project?

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[AQsupermap]

Yes, I mean a HHP project.

I want to add it as a sub project of a RoboHelp Project.

When translate it to a robohelp projet (open it in RoboHelp), I want to do it from command line.

[Peter Grainge]

Like I said, all projects have an HHP file so why are you trying to do whatever using the HHP rather than the XPJ file which is how you normally open a project?

[Peter Grainge]

There is an article on my site about merged webhelp if that is what you are wanting.

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[AQsupermap]

The reason is as below:

1, My team use java as the develop lauguage, and the part of the documents

in our project is produced by javadoc (javaAPIDocument) which is a package

of HTML files.

2, RoboHelp can not import the package of HTML files directly.

3, So I built a HHP project for the package of HTML files with FAR.

4, To add it to my main RoboHelp project as a son project, I need convert

the HHP project to RoboHelp project.

5, I want to do it from the command line, so all the works can execute

automatically.

2009/8/14 Peter Grainge <forums@adobe.com>

Like I said, all projects have an HHP file so why are you trying to do

whatever using the HHP rather than the XPJ file which is how you normally

open a project?

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[Amebr]

Is this a HTML Help project that has never been opened in Robohelp before? That is, you previously edited it in HTML Help Workshop or some other help application?

My understanding is that the command line is only used for generating and publishing. I've never used it myself, but I would expect you have to open the project in Robohelp. After that, the command line is just used to generate the output.

The Robohelp help file has details of the command line and all seem to point to the .xpj file, rather than the hhp file.

Peter's site provides lots of information about setting up the merge in Robohelp itself.

Amebr

[AQsupermap]

Thanks for your reply.

But what I mean is that the HTML Help project has not been opened in

RoboHelp before, I want to do it from command line. Is it possible?

2009/8/17 Amebr <forums@adobe.com>

Is this a HTML Help project that has never been opened in Robohelp before?

That is, you previously edited it in HTML Help Workshop or some other help

application?

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My understanding is that the command line is only used for generating and

publishing. I've never used it myself, but I would expect you have to open

the project in Robohelp. After that, the command line is just used to

generate the output.

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The Robohelp help file has details of the command line and all seem to

point to the .xpj file, rather than the hhp file.

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Peter's link provides lots of information about setting up the merge in

Robohelp itself.

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Amebr

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[Peter Grainge]

In my first post I made it clear that all projects have an HHP file and that I could not understand what you meant by an HHP project. Don't you think that on a RoboHelp forum it might have been a good idea to mention the help had not been created or opened in RoboHelp?

To convert a non RH project to RH you have to open it using RH and browse to the HHP. I don't believe that can be done via the command line. Also for merged help, you are going to have to add the TOC to the parent and that has to be done manually.

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[AQsupermap]

Thanks Peter,get it known now.

The command line in RH can only compile or run a RH project.

Thanks for your assistance,too.

2009/8/17 Peter Grainge <forums@adobe.com>

In my first post I made it clear that all projects have an HHP file and

that I could not understand what you meant by an HHP project. Don't you

think that on a RoboHelp forum it might have been a good idea to mention the

help had not been created or opened in RoboHelp?

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To convert a non RH project to RH you have to open it using RH and browse

to the HHP. I don't believe that can be done via the command line. Also for

merged help, you are going to have to add the TOC to the parent and that has

to be done manually.

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