TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
I use ForeHelp for all my Windows help file projects.
A client asked me a question about converting to
RoboHelp that I hope someone can clarify.
To convert RoboHelp-created HLP files to ForeHelp,
you run the HLP file through a decompiler to get
HPJ and RTF files. Then, in ForeHelp, you Open the
HPJ file to create ForeHelp development files.
To convert ForeHelp-related files to RoboHelp, is
it a similar process? The person I spoke to at Blue
Sky said that you Import HLP files into RoboHelp.
Is it a one-step process, or do you need to decompile in
a separate program first? Has anyone done this
to know if you lose anything in the translation?
Please respond privately to eileen_bator -at- compuserve -dot- com,
since I subscribe to the Digest option.
