RHCL.EXE -b switch and Layout doesn't exist

Report · Mar 16, 2017

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe RoboHelp 9\RoboHTML>rhcl --help

Adobe (R) RoboHelp Project Command Line Compiler version 9.0.1.262

s reserved.

Usage: RHCL [-?] project [-l layout_name] [-p [server_name[:user_name:password]]

[-o output_folder_name] [-d]

Option Description:

project Specifies a RoboHelp project file .xpj.

-l Specifies a layout name.

Primary layout is used by default.

-p Specifies publishing server with optional username and password.

If no server name is specified after -p, RHCL will publish the result

to all servers that are available to the layout.

-o Specifies output folder name.

The layout's default output folder is used by default.

-d Displays all layout name(s) and publishing server name(s).

-b Generates all layouts set for batch generation in the project.

-g Log File name.

-?, -h Requests online help.

Examples:

RHCL c:\project\myhelp.xpj

RHCL "c:\my project\myhelp.xpj"

RHCL c:\MY_DOC~1\MY_PROJ~1.XPJ

RHCL c:\project\myproject.xpj -d

RHCL c:\project\myhelp.xpj -l "Microsoft HTML Help"

RHCL c:\project\myhelp.xpj -l WebHelp -p

RHCL c:\project\myhelp.xpj -l FlashHelp -p server1:user1:password1 -p server2

RHCL c:\project\myhelp.xpj -l "My Layout" -o "c:\Output\My Layout Output"

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe RoboHelp 9\RoboHTML>

-b says "Generates all layout name(s) set for batch generation in the project".

But I'm getting an error, that the specified layout wouldn't exist:

Report · Mar 16, 2017

I seem to have found it: in rhlayout.fpj there was a trailing blank in the XML after "Microsoft HTML Help ". I had this on 80% of my projects. Funny, who ever edited this.