Cannot read document. Make sure that the document is closed.

[gterrell_TBF]

I am getting an error that says "Cannot read document. Make sure that the document is closed." when trying to create a topic from linked DOC.

[Peter Grainge]

Whatever format it is in now, change to the opposite to see if that makes a difference. DOC/DOCX.

[gterrell_TBF]

I figured it out, there were two hyperlinks in the original Docx I removed them and all is well.

Thank you for your help.

[gterrell_TBF]

Than kyou for the quick reply. Unfortunatly, I am still getting the error after switching to doc.

[Peter Grainge]

Is the document on your machine? If it is, try rebooting. Sometimes when you close a document, Word is still running in Task Manager. Worth a try.

If that fails, create a new project and import (not link) into that. Don't worry too much about settings. Just wanting to establish whether it will import. If it does, then try linking into that project.

Not sure what the problem is here so trying anything that comes to mind. What version of RoboHelp are you using?

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[gterrell_TBF]

Hi Peter, I have tryed rebooting and a new project and still the same whan I try to import.

[Peter Grainge]

Version of RoboHelp and Word?

Try with another document in the new project.

[gterrell_TBF]

I just updated ROBO HELP to 14.0.10 and word is 2016. other projects are loading OK. I tested a new project and its working fine, it seems to be in the word document. I tried copying the old doc onto a blank and it did the same error. but a completely new project worked fine.

[Peter Grainge]

Hyperlinks should not have caused that but if it's working, that's what matters.

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[Peter Grainge]

Was the problem something that others would find useful to know about? If it was, please tell us to help the next person along.

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[monicat75553580]

I am getting same error "Cannot read document. Make sure that the document is closed." I'm using RH2020. I've shut down my laptop, removed all hyperlinks in the document, create a new project in RH2020 but still get the same error when importing Word doc. I have tried changing the format from DOCX to DOC, but RH2020 do not seem to recognise DOC format. Any suggestions please? Thank you

[Peter Grainge]

RoboHelp will not recognise the DOC format, only DOCX.

Check the document is showing as DOCX in File Explorer and is closed.

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[monicat75553580]

Thank you Peter. I can confirm the file format is docx. The document is not open. I have shut down my laptop and tried the import again but still get the error msg.

[Peter Grainge]

Next step is to create a new DOCX with some content and try to import that.

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[monicat75553580]

I have tried as suggested and it imports with no error. I will continue adding more contents to the new document and see if the error appears at some point. At least it will identify the fault. Thank you.