RH HTML 8.0.2.208 - Convert HTMLHelp to WebHelp - External URLs within topics

[SteelcaseMark]

RH HTML 8.0.2.208

We are converting from HTML Help to WebHelp.  We are going to be merging the projects (thank you Mr. Grainge for your articles - very helpful!).

Current external URLs in topics are: projectname.chm::/topicname.htm

I assume that the external URLs will now have to be referenced as: X:/helpfolder/startpage.htm#mergedprojects/child_project/target_topic_1.htm

Am I correct in that assumption?

Thanks in advance.

[RoboColum_n_]

Not quite. Try X:/helpfolder/mergedprojects/child_project/target_topic_1.htm assuming the merged projects are in the X:/helpfolder/ folder.

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[Peter Grainge · Accepted solution]

Both are correct.

X:/helpfolder/startpage.htm#mergedprojects/child_project/target_topic_1.htm will open the topic with the nav pane and toolbar.

X:/helpfolder/mergedprojects/child_project/target_topic_1.htm will open the topic without the nav pane and toolbar.

Also both of those will only work if everyone has the same drive mapping. Can you guarantee that? Might be better to use the server name.

Note that RH creates the path as mergedProjects (capital P) and that will be important if you server is Unix based.

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[SteelcaseMark]

Peter,

Thank you for your suggestion.

Mark

Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 07:52:09 -0700

From: forums@adobe.com

To: steelcasemark@hotmail.com

Subject: RH HTML 8.0.2.208 - Convert HTMLHelp to WebHelp - External URLs within topics

Both are correct.

X:/helpfolder/startpage.htm#mergedprojects/child_project/target_topic_1.htm will open the topic with the nav pane and toolbar.

X:/helpfolder/mergedprojects/child_project/target_topic_1.htm will open the topic without the nav pane and toolbar.

Also both of those will only work if everyone has the same drive mapping. Can you guarantee that? Might be better to use the server name.

Note that RH creates the path as mergedProjects (capital P) and that will be important if you server is Unix based.

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[SteelcaseMark]

Thank you for the suggestion.

Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 07:46:09 -0700

From: forums@adobe.com

To: steelcasemark@hotmail.com

Subject: RH HTML 8.0.2.208 - Convert HTMLHelp to WebHelp - External URLs within topics

Not quite. Try X:/helpfolder/mergedprojects/child_project/target_topic_1.htm assuming the merged projects are in the X:/helpfolder/ folder.

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[SteelcaseMark]

Thank you all!