Using Conditional Build Tag - need to exclude PDFs in excluded topics

[AG-mox]

Hi there -- I am using RoboHelp 8.  I have begun creating what will be a large project (but is currently only about 100 topics).

Eventually it will contain Process and workflow details that will drill all the way down to step-by-step software instructions.  But right now I just want to publish one software user guide (the step-by-step instruction).

I used conditional build tags to exclude all the process topics (which include links to launch PDF files, spreadsheets, ppts, etc.).  When I publish as WebHelp everything comes out perfectly.  The only issue is that when I search for a keyword, the search results bring up the files that are hyperlinked on those excluded topics.

I would like to exclude these files (PDFs, xls, ppts, etc.) from the search results, either by not having them be published with the project or just excluding any non-html files from the search results.  How do I do this?

Thank you for your time.

[Peter Grainge]

See Item 2 http://www.grainge.org/pages/authoring/rh8/using_rh8.htm

It's a bug.

The more people who report a bug or request a feature, the more likely it is to be actioned. Please follow this link.

http://www.Adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform&product=38

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[AG-mox]

Thanks for the information Peter -- wish there was some kind of solution for this!

[Peter Grainge]

There will be if enough people report it as a bug.

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[AG-mox]

already done.  What do you think if after I publish I just delete those files from the "!SSL!" directory?  My thinking is if they don't exist in the folder than they shouldn't be included in the search.  Please let me know your expert opinion!