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Searching with the Search tab only looks in 3 of 19 merged chms, no matter what is searched for

Guest
Feb 06, 2013 Feb 06, 2013

I'm using RoboHelp 8.  I'm using the Search tab in the HTML Help window to search.  Although it finds what I’m searching for, it only looks in 3 of my 19 merged chm files, no matter what I search for.   I can tell by the Location column in the search results.

Is there a known bug in HTML Help search capabilities?

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LEGEND ,
Feb 07, 2013 Feb 07, 2013

It would be worth checking that the window and single source layout properties of all 19 projects are setup exactly the same. Also make sure that there are no child CHM files in the project directory before you compile. RoboHelp insists that they are copied in when you add links but they can cause issues like this when you compile. When you compile there should be no other CHMs in the project directory.

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Guest
Feb 08, 2013 Feb 08, 2013

Hi RoboColum(n)

Can you tell me how I can determine if there are child CHM files in the project directory?

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LEGEND ,
Feb 08, 2013 Feb 08, 2013

Open up a Windows Explorer window, navigate to the project folder and check in there for any files with a .CHM extension. They are the ones to get rid of.

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Feb 08, 2013 Feb 08, 2013
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Thanks!

It was the Window properties!

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