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Passing search parameters into HTML5 webhelp

New Here ,
Aug 11, 2015 Aug 11, 2015

Our product requires that our online help can be kicked off when the user enters a search term into the search box integrated into the product itself. This action should launch the help package, displaying the search results (the same as if the search string had been entered into the help package's search box). We were able to do this with webhelp but now want to move to HTML5 help. Can anyone suggest how we go about passing the inputted search parameters into HTML5, please?

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Neil Williamson

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LEGEND ,
Aug 12, 2015 Aug 12, 2015

Add the following two parameters to the URL when you call the help:

rhsearch=<string to search, must be URL encoded>

ux=search

For example:

example.com/robohelp/index.htm?rhsearch=Getting%20started&ux=search

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New Here ,
Aug 12, 2015 Aug 12, 2015

Many, thanks Willam. I'll pass this on to the devs and report back as to the success.

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Neil

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New Here ,
Dec 16, 2016 Dec 16, 2016

Is there a way to call csh id by parameters?

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LEGEND ,
Dec 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2016

What do you mean by 'call by parameters'? You want to call a specific topic page?

You can CSH as well using the URL. Please see Context Sensitivity in Responsive and Multiscreen HTML5 | WvanWeelden.eu​ for an overview.

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New Here ,
Jan 05, 2017 Jan 05, 2017

Ok thanks, I need to have Robohelp?

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Community Expert ,
Jan 05, 2017 Jan 05, 2017

If you're trying to create HTML5 help with RH, then , yes, you would need RH2015. If you don't have it, what product did you use to create it?

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New Here ,
Jan 05, 2017 Jan 05, 2017

Our doc team use Framemaker 2015

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Community Expert ,
Jan 05, 2017 Jan 05, 2017

Ah, ok – you can create HTML5 help directly from FM2015, but the degree of control over the output is limited to what the FM interface exposes. See the FM forum for more info on publishing out of FM.

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Explorer ,
May 02, 2017 May 02, 2017

This is great stuff. When I test that call, it works, but RH defaults to my TOC view. If i select the Search icon, the string is in there, with results. So the question is, how do i get RH to default to the Search view when passing these parameters?

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LEGEND ,
May 08, 2017 May 08, 2017
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Hmm. I would expect the search bar to be shown if the UX=search is included.

You can always change the default pane to be shown. For Azure blue and Charcoal grey, there's a setting below the 'Basic settings' of the layout.

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