Invalid url in merged help toc entry

[amie68]

I have a merged help, frameless output help file. One parent / 55 child projects.

Some child projects have TOC entries that point to web pages. In those cases, the URL in the published file includes the path to the child project added to the URL of the intended page. Example:

https://help.oursite.com/parent_project/mergedProjects/child_project/https://url_of_intended_site.htm 

If I look at the files locally on my PC, the TOC entries are correct - only including the path to the web page. It is after these files are copied to the production server that I see this error. They are copied using an FTP client.

Any idea why that happens or how I can correct?

As info, I'm using RoboHelp Version 2022.4.179.

[Jeff_Coatsworth · Accepted solution]

I would suspect that the fact that they work locally, but not on the server means that there's something extra hanging around on the server. Have you tried a test where you FTP it to a completely empty folder and test it from there?

[amie68]

Good idea. I'll try that and see what happens.

[amie68]

Looks like it is something lurking on the server. Did as you suggested and FTP'd to a completely empty folder and don't have the issue there. Cleaning that up will be a challenge, but at least I know now where to concentrate my efforts. Thanks for your help!

[Peter Grainge]

Look at your link. It has HTTPS twice.

Is the link to something not in the merge? I'm not clear if that is what you are saying.

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[amie68]

Yes, https being there twice is the problem.

https://url_of_intended_site.htm  represents the path entered in the TOC entry.

https://help.oursite.com/parent_project/mergedProjects/child_project/  represents the path that is being added to that URL when the file is published.

The URL points to a topic not in the child project with the TOC entry. It references a topic in a different child project.