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Anonymous
October 28, 2010
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Robohelp 8 generates html folder within the html folder

  • October 28, 2010
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Hello all,

I am having some issues generating the webhelp from Robohelp8. After I change something in the project (which is stored and checked out in clearcase) and re-generate the output, it automatically creates a new html folder within the original html folder and re-creates all the existing htm files, which make up the project. And then the start page searches and takes the files from the second html folder (within the first html folder). I tried adjusting the path, but it doesn't help. Any ideas why this happens?

Thank you!!

Regards,

Zita

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AmebrCommunity Expert
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October 28, 2010

We had a problem recently with Visual studio source control and RH just recently

The project in source control was:

$/Documentation/Product1/main

In the xpj the path was one level up:

$/Documentation/Product1

So the guy thought he was working in the 'main' folder, but when he checked in/out, RH would add/get from the Product1 folder instead. So we had duplicated content in both places.

You could see if you have a mismatch there by opening the xpj in Notepad.

Amebr

Captiv8r
Captiv8r
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October 28, 2010

Hi there

Out of curiosity, you *ARE* generating WebHelp, right?

Can you please post a screen capture of your Windows Explorer showing the project folder structure as well as the first screen of the Single Source Layouts dialog for WebHelp?

Cheers... Rick

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Anonymous
October 29, 2010

Hi,

Thank you for the quick response. Yes, I am generating a webhelp.

I will attach the screenshots.

On some occasions, when i set the path, it prompts me, that there already is a html folder and i need to chose a new destination. But, within this htm folder are all the htm files which should be overwritten when i generate the new output.

Thank you!

Zita

Peter Grainge
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Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
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November 4, 2010

Hi,

I've done what you advised:

I also tried to change the path of the Start Page, but if I go up a folder, I get the following error message:

No matter which other folder I select to be the output folder, it will again contain a new html folder (along with new resource folder, image folder, whdata folder, whgdata folder, whxdata folder).

Also, since I  changed the path for the Default Topic (removed the "html/"), the Contents.htm is no longer the default topic. It just opens a different topic.

I am getting more and more confused here, I do not know what i'm doing wrong.

Nevertheless, thank you for trying to help me!!!

Zita


The second dialog is telling you point blank that you are trying to generate your output into the source folders. Try this.

Create a folder called something like C:\MyWebHelp

In the first field of the first dialog you show, enter or browse to that path.

Then generate.

That will make sure your output is outside your project.

I think you should get a developer to look at this with you to tidy things up.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

@petergrainge

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