where is robosource control?

[gthomson_ca]

I've just updated my system and went from Windows XP to Windows 7 and had to reinstall the Tech. Communication Suite 3 but can't find how to install robosource. On my windows XP system there was a folder under the progream directory titled Robosource but it's not longer there. I checked in the Adobe directory...nothing...in the Robohelp 9 directory....nothing.

can anyone help?

[SaundraLD-bWCCqx]

I don't know where it is stored, our IT department had to do something to even get it installed. However, I will tell you that we gave up on RoboSource on our windows 7 64-bit machines because of the "limitations" that Adobe could not elaborate about. It didn't work. Many errors and unexplained file problems.

We are using Subversion and pushOK.

[johndaigle · Accepted solution]

In addition to SaundraLD's helpful comments, I'd add this:

RoboSource Control was inherited by Adobe from the old eHelp Corporation  and has not been modified since. There are some known issues when used on the increasingly popular Windows 7 64 bit  machines. Therefore you would be advised to look at alternatives which Adobe has helpfully documented (see below).

It seems most new installations of Source Control for RoboHelp are turning to open source (free) applications like Subversion (with Tortoise SVN)

You can read an Adobe article on this here:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/robohelp/articles/robohelp_subversion.html

Another alternative is explained by Mark Whisler (a well-known Forum contributor here!) in his article:
Integrating RoboHelp 9 projects with Perforce
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/robohelp/articles/perforce-integration.html

RoboHelp can also be used with Team Foundation Server if that is something your company is already using. A good article explaining this can be found here:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/robohelp/articles/robohelp-tfs-integration.html

For the record, the RoboSource Control 3.1 (32 bit only) is still available and can be found here:

RoboSource Control can be installed from your DVD or unzipped download.

If you have TCS3, it will be found in \Add-ons\Adobe RoboHelp 9\RoboSource Control.

If you have RoboHelp 9, it will be found in \RoboSource Control.

Hope you will find these alternatives helpful.

John Daigle
Adobe Certified RoboHelp and Captivate Instructor
Evergreen, Colorado
www.showmethedemo.com

[digglelydog]

Hi

Installing SVN with RH 9, soon to be TCS 4. Anyone have recent experience with 64bit version of SVN and RH and or TCS4?Should I stick with 32b as said in the Aditi Roongta paper, or can we use latest 64bit server and client.

[Peter Grainge]

I have moved this thread to Source Control where it belongs.

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See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips

@petergrainge

[gthomson_ca]

thanks for the quick responses everyone. Currently I'm running a 32 bit system but I'm definitely going to read those articles as I've noticed some strange behaviour with the program since we started using it. We do have SVN that we also use but mostly a deployment tool with our dvlpmt. team but not a source control tool with the tech writers. Robosource just seemed simple as it would check in/out and update automatically.

I found the install on the TS Comm 3 CD. Much appreciated.

[Mark Southee]

I've never used Robosource control, mainly because I find I have to use whatever the software developer teams use. I admit to being a fan of Mercurial - http://mercurial.selenic.com/ and there is also a Tortoise client for it http://tortoisehg.bitbucket.org/

As a contractor I find setting up Mercurial using Dropbox as a repository has been a life saver on many occasion.

[marka26648388]

adobe need to get their act together. i'm sick and tired of having to download a trial fill in all their marketing BS for a software i own. i;ve already wasted half an hour looking for robo source control because 2015 installer does NOT install it or even as you