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RoboNewGuy
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August 4, 2011
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Using different images

  • August 4, 2011
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Hello,

I have a standard user guide that I have created. However, I want to swap out images depending on who the guide is generated for. Is there an easy way to do this?

example: Company A gets the entire userguide with their images . company B gets the same user guide with their images.

Thanks,

Chris

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Peter Grainge
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Peter GraingeCommunity Expert
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August 4, 2011

It depends on the version of RoboHelp, which is why the Sticky Topic in Before You Post asks that all threads are started with the version of RoboHelp being used.

Variables can now include images and that would give you what you need. Including images was introduced in RoboHelp 8.

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

@petergrainge

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RoboNewGuyAuthor
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August 4, 2011

Sorry about that. I am using roboHelp 8 and I have never used it before. I am being thrown to the wolves...LOL  so how would I

use variables for images?

Thanks,

chris

TXTechWriter
TXTechWriter
Inspiring
June 22, 2016

So when you said "The solution is to never edit the tags, just delete them and start fresh" I take you meant never to edit the expression. Assuming you recreated the expression with the same tags and construction as before, I can't see how it would affect the output. The fact that the expression is new should make no difference provided it is 100% the same.

Expressions certainly can be edited, I have done it regularly. Looking at post 10 in this thread, it does look as if something in the additional topics meant they failed the parameters of the expression.

If you do still feel there is a bug, when you report it you will need to give Adobe clear instructions setting out step by step what they need to do in the project you upload to recreate the problem. Otherwise I fear that without a project that proves the bug they will, in this instance, be likely to say expressions can be edited. They need the project that proves otherwise.

This is the link to report bugs. https://bugbase.adobe.com/index.cfm

See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring information

@petergrainge


Yes that's correct. Don't edit the expression. Just delete and start over.

I probably won't report that bug. Too complicated to reproduce and I can't

share my RH file.

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Anonymous
August 4, 2011

Hi Chris,

You can use conditional build tags. Create a Company A tag and a Company B tag and apply the tags to the images. Then exclude the Company A tag from Company B's single source layout, and the Company B tag from Company A's single source layout.

Hope this helps.

Jennifer

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