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rwrich21
Inspiring
October 21, 2009
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Server Output Webhelp Pro or Webhelp

  • October 21, 2009
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I am currently using Robohelp 8 HTML, Robohelp 8 Server and Webhelp Pro. The Search and Index that displays on my Local are totally different that those displaying on my Server. I am not sure why this is, but the Search and Index on the Local look like what should be created by Webhelp Pro and the the ones on the Server, look like what I had before I upgraded from Robohelp 7 HTML and before that Robohelp 5.

When I open any wh*****.js file in my Webhelp Pro Output file, the first line say ‘//            WebHelp 5.10.xxx‘, with the ‘xxx’ different numbers

I am not sure where I got the Webhelp Pro version information from put I always update the information below as soon as I upgrade.

My system attributes are:

            RoboHelp HTML V8.0

RoboSource Control 3.1

RoboHelp Server V8.0

WebHelp Pro 5.50 (7.00.145)

Attached are examples of what they look like

What is the problem?

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rwrich21Author
Inspiring
October 23, 2009

I am viewing the Local after the successful completion of a Publish.

There are several way to view Local, I prefer to got to the Webhelp Pro Layout, Right click and select View.  When viewing the server I go to our company web site and click on the link to the documentation web site. I also could just enter the URL address or on the Robohelp Project go to File, View and select Primary Layout from Server.   No matter which one I choose they display the same. It calling the correct location because if I update a Topic I can see the changes that I have made the problem is that the Search and the index look different between the Local and Server.

Also if I did not mention it before the Local Index scrolls down as you enter characters when attempting to find a topic, the Server index does down scroll for the numbers between 1 and 3 but when the number 4 is entered I get the message 'LOADING INDEX' and it seems to never load. When an alphabet is enter nothing happens. This is the main reason why I am trying to find out why there is a difference between the Local and the Server Search and Index.

I hope this helps.

RoboColum_n_
RoboColum_n_
Brainiac
October 23, 2009

How are the generated output files published to the company website? Do you use the SSL publish option? If so, do you have the "Republish All" option set? If the files are manually copied, can you be sure that all the generated files have copied across successfully?

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rwrich21Author
Inspiring
October 28, 2009

Hi all

I have some questions here if I may.

First off, I'll state right out that when you use the WebHelp Pro layout option, you intend to be publishing the output files to the RoboHelp Server. Sounds like there are no issues here. But my question of the OP would be to ask if you are going to view the files from the server, why do you even care that the locally viewed output differs in some way from the server output? Does it simply bother you that they differ or are you saying you want the server output to match what you see locally?

@ Colum - I believe you are a RoboHelp Server user now, no? I don't see anywhere in this thread where you report you have run the WebHelp Pro output locally and have advised whether it looks different for you between the two. If you did, I missed it and apologize, as the thread is a bit long.

To me it would stand to reason that the output may look different if I run it locally off my own hard drive as opposed to viewing it as it is served from the RoboHelp Server.

Cheers... Rick

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I am publishing to Robohelp Server. There are two reasons why this matters,

1. Before installing Robohelp 8 I never had this problem.

2. The index scrolls as you enter characters on the Local, it does not work on the Server and thats a big problem.

The way the search on the Server looks I can live with that because it is working, I just think the difference between the Local and Server index looks is causing the scolling problem on the Server index. Its like two separate containers but the information within each container is the correct information.

I created a new Window, changed the position of the Index, Search and Glossary on this window and generated and published. This position change was seen on the Server but was not on the Local. The Local Index still scrolls and the Server index does not work. 

Rick might be right about not worrying about the Local because the changes to the new window only worked on the Server.

Maybe the only problem I do have is why the Server Index does not work.

Any suggestion on that?

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rwrich21Author
Inspiring
October 22, 2009

I am looking at the right location. If I make changes to topics those changes show up and have always shown since I upgraded.

I have enlarged the Local and Server images in the attachement. 

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rwrich21Author
Inspiring
October 22, 2009

I am pointing to the same URL address. Before I upgraded to Robohelp 8 we used RoboEngine 4.0 now we use RoboHelp 8 Server.

The enlarged images are still no good, I will work on that.

RoboColum_n_
RoboColum_n_
Brainiac
October 22, 2009

It may help if you use the camera icon on the toolbar to add images rather than the attachment button.

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RoboColum_n_
Brainiac
October 22, 2009

I know my eyesight is not as good as it used to be but that attachment is virtually unreadable. Any chance you can post an example having zoomed in so we can actually see the contents?

I do wonder though whether you are looking at the right location on the server. If you look at the output after generating and before publishing and the index loos OK, this is almost definitely the case. Check your publishing location and look again. I also wonder if you are using the same server as you were with previous versions of the RH Server application. Might it be best to remove all the old legacy projects as that would stop any confusion as to which output to look at.

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