Re: Unable to import Robohelp HTML files when using source control

[Amy Gale <amyg -at- grammatech -dot- com>]

Deborah Slutzky wrote:
> Yes, I go through the process without obvious problems, but the file is
> not put into my project. 
> I receive no error message of any kind.
>   

Sometimes - for reasons I don't fully understand - RH seems to "forget" 
to write out information about added .html files to the relevant .fpj 
files, so the information is lost. 

To get around this, try editing the relevant .fpj file directly.

To add newfile.html to your project:

* IF  newfile.html is in a folder that is already in your project, do 
the following (where fname/ is the folder containing newfile.html).

    - use a text editor to open fname/fname.fpj
       (unless it newfile.html is in the root directory of your project, 
in which case open root.fpj)

    - add a new sub-element to the <topics> ... </topics> element:
           <topic>
               <name>newfile.html</name>
               <comments></comments>
               <frameset>0</frameset>
           </topic>

    - save the file
    - leave it open (so you can re-save if RH tries to resist)
    - open your project in RH. The file should show up under the correct 
folder.


* ELSE try to use the RH GUI to add the folder.

    - IF this is successful, go through the steps outlined above.
      Note that you will need to replace <topics/> with
        <topics>
            <topic>
                 <name>newfile.html</name>
                 <comments></comments>
                 <frameset>0</frameset>
             </topic>
        </topics>

  - ELSE
      ~ use a text editor to open parent.fpj, where parent/ is the 
folder containing fname/
         (if fname/ is a child of the root directory of your project, 
open root.fpj)

      ~ add a new sub-element to the <folders> ... </folders> element:
           <folder>
               <name>fname</name>
           </folder>
         If the element was previously empty (<folders/>) you will need 
to expand it.

      ~ save the file

      ~ create  new file in fname/fname.fpj with the following contents:
         <?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?>
           <rhpml majorversion="1" minorversion="0">
              <folders/>
              <topics>
                 <topic>
                    <name>newfile.html</name>
                    <comments></comments>
                    <frameset>0</frameset>
                 </topic>
              </topics>
           </rhpml>

     ~ save the file, open your project in RH, make sure everything is ok.

(phew)
A
   



 

     
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