Known backwards compatibility issues between Robohelp 9 and Robohelp 8?

[Gaial]

Hi Group,

In addition to avoiding the tasks in the Review menu, does anyone know of any other backwards compatibility issues encountered while opening and using files generated in RoboHelp 9 from within Robohelp 8? Thanks, gail

[Peter Grainge]

Welcome to the forum.

Simply the fact that RoboHelp 8 will not open a project that has been run in RoboHelp 9. Sure you might well open a project by deleting the CPD and perhaps the XPJ and using the HHP, however I would not recommend that except in an emergency.

What I am not clear on is how you link that to "avoiding the tasks in the Review menu." What has that got to do with the question?

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[Gaial]

Hi Peter,

Thank you for responding to my question. Actually RoboHelp 8 does open and will generate RoboHelp 9 files. I have done it. I just wondered if there are any issues that I am not aware of. The reason I mentioned the Review menu, is that appears to be a main different between the two versions of RoboHelp when compared side-by-side.

Cheers, Gail

[Peter Grainge]

The review menu may be the most obvious thing but there are many changes  including to internal files and if you open projects in different  versions, you are risking something going belly up one day.

Can I be clear on what you are saying. If you create a project in RoboHelp 9, you can then open that project in RoboHelp 8 using the XPJ file, is that what you are doing?

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