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Anonymous
December 16, 2009
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RH 8, merged WebHelp -- Can I link to the same child project more than once in the parent TOC?

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I'd like to link to the same merged project more than once in my parent TOC -- should this be possible?

I've attached a screenshot of the parent TOC showing where I'm attempting to reference the "VT" child project in both the "Customer Care" and "Help Desk" folders. When I publish, the VT topics are displayed only in the "Help Desk" folder.

Is there a better method of trying to reference the same project more than once?

I'm using R8, merged WebHelp, with both patches applied.

Thanks.

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    Peter Grainge
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    Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
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    December 16, 2009

    Instead of the second TOC reference to VT, create a redirect topic that appears in its place. The topic will be blank and point to the home page for that project.

    <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL=path/topicname.htm" />

    When the user clicks that topic, they will get redirected to the same page. The path will need to be the relative path in the output.

    See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

    Follow me @petergrainge

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    Anonymous
    December 16, 2009

    I've been trying to make the redirect work but I don't think I'm specifying the correct path.

    I've structured my merged projects into three folders: "generate," "publish," and "source." To which folder should I specify the redirect?

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    Anonymous
    December 21, 2009

    The path will need to be the relative path in the output.

    You need to work out the relative path between the redirect topic and the topic to be displayed as it will be in the output (the generate and publish folders).

    See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

    Follow me @petergrainge


    I got it to work. Thank you!

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