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Anonymous
April 3, 2011
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Robohelp 7 Webhelp will not compile

  • April 3, 2011
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I have Windows XP Pro SP3 with latest patches. I started with RoboHelp 7 fully patched. MS Office 2007 fully patched.

I have full security rights to my login.

I get errors whether generating webhelp via the GUI or the commandline. Until I tried to generate finaly changes to the first draft of this project, I could generate without error.

When generating webhelp or webhelp pro I get the error:

Preparing to create WebHelp Pro...
Finished preparing in 1 sec(s)

Initializing compiler...
Generating WebHelp Pro 5.50 (7.01.001)...
Error: Can not register active script for language:javascript)
Template Error: can not resolve macro: RegisterResolvers

Fatal Error: Cannot run macro: RegisterResolvers in compilation script.

I get this for ANY project, even the samples.

I found a couple of topics that gave some advice, but that did not help.

I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling and renaming various files, as suggested by these topics, all to no avail.

The link with information that I have followed are:

http://forums.adobe.com/message/844712#844712

The one thing I did not try mentioned in the above link, was to use the RoboScriptReg.exe mentioned, since a search for it did not reveal where it can be obtained.

I changed the Word macro security settings from "Disable all macros with notication" to "Enable all macros (not recommended...".I am not sure why this would matter, since I am not using Word to enter the data, but I tried it and still no go.

There has got to be some solution other than format and reinstall; or shell our money for the latest version. I am surprised that there does not appear to be a way to figure out what is wrong just by searching on the error output.

Is there a commandline option that I overlooked, or a hidden option to get RoboHelp to give an error to better pinpoint the problem?

I will greatly appreciate all help in resolving this issue.

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Kathy Burke
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April 11, 2012

I am having the exact same error in RH 9.

Was working fine until today when I tried to output a file updated from a RH8 project. Can someone pleae help???

Peter Grainge
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Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
Community Expert
April 12, 2012

Try deleting the CPD file and then reopen the project.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

@petergrainge

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Anonymous
April 12, 2012

Did you have local admin rights when RoboHelp was installed and do you still have them?

I just searched RegisterResolver on the forums and the hits were all from when RoboHelp required users to have admin rights when RoboHelp was installed and to run. In 8 and 9 you only need those rights to install.

That could explain Kathy's sudden problem as a few people had the rights and then IT had removed them. In your case maybe your pemissions are different on the two machines.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

@petergrainge


I am a power user on the PC in question. It worked when I initially installed it, then suddenly quit working.

I am able to install and uninstall whatever I need on this PC.

Are you saying that I may need to sign in as the local admin and re-install? Or would I need to uninstall and do a clean install as the local admin?

Or is that utility available somewhere?

Thanks!

~ Larry

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