RH2019 classic merged projects. links to bagage files failing with context sensitive help

[Olivier Toebosch]

Hello,

I maintain a merged project, still in RH2019 classic, target output is microsoft html help

it is composed of a main project with a 'bunch' of subprojects.

In several of those subprojects there are links to neighboor compiled chm projects. this works perfectly when you open the helpfile (chm) completely. In that case all subprojects are in the scope and searchable.

BUT

We use the contex sensitive help  (F1 in our microsoft solution) and this calls the right chapter in the right project. In that case it is the specific sub project that is opened and not the whole collection.

And then the link to the bagage file does not function (because not in the scope of the runtime I think)

How to solve this without copying the topics?

best regards

Olivier

[Peter Grainge]

I assume you gave up on unmerging as that would obviously solve the issue.

I don't know the answer here but I believe this issue has been raised in the past so maybe you can find an old post on the subject. 

Time to give up on CHMs? 🙂

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[Olivier Toebosch]

Hello Peter, of course unmerging would be a solution, but that would be a hell of job.  I tried to summarize my problem in the title and no topic came floating up. Hope some one comes with a brilliant idea!

best regards Olivier

[Amebr]

Have a look at this archived page (the original site seems to be defunct). I've linked to the part 2 patge, but it might be worth reading through the part 1 for further background information.

Hopefully something there will help.

http://web.archive.org/web/20171214164915/http://kb.helpwaregroup.com/ms-html-help/merge/ctx2