I'm having a problem unmerging my two help files. When I
build the help in my !SSL! directory, it seems to be fine. I then
copy the help file over to my application's install directory to
test the help and I notice that the help has now become merged
again. To try and fix this, I did the following:
- I made sure that the .chw file has been deleted from my
application's install directory before copying the help over, but
it keeps reappearing after deleting it.
- I checked my RoboHelp directory and noticed that my .hhp
file has a reference to a [MERGE] file even after deleting it
before compiling it. The reference keeps reappearing and I'm not
sure why.
Yes I deleted the reference in the parent's TOC. Just to be
sure, I also deleted the .chm from my baggage files directory and,
still, when I build the help, the merged help is there. Note that
this only seems to occur once I paste it into a directory where the
child help resides. However, the directory I'm copying the help to
does not have any references to the .chw file so I'm not sure why
the help becomes merged.
Can you use a find and replace tool (RH's own tool would
suffice) to search for an instance of the merged CHM in your
project files. Odds on, something has been left behind. Also check
that the baggage files and the [MERGE] section of the HHP file took
your changes.
I searched through my project files directory but found no
references to the CHM. There's also no reference to the CHM in the
baggage files.
Every time I generate the build, I need to check if my hhp
has taken the changes. More often than not, I need to delete the
reference in there before I generate the build, otherwise it will
keep showing up in my build. I have no idea why the [MERGE] section
keeps referencing a file I deleted. (Sigh).
Have you tried renaming the .cpd file and reopening the
project after you have (once again) removed the CHM reference from
the .hhp file? If this doesn't work, there must be a reference to
the CHM file somewhere to add it back. Did you look through ALL the
project files, not just the HTM files? What tool did you
use?
Do you by any chance have your project in source control of
some sort? I've found that with source control (at least, VSS), the
merged files are added into the <mergedhelpfiles> tag of the
xpj file. I assume this is then used to re-populate the cpd and hhp
files. It also doesn't seem very accurate with adding and removing
the merged files after a while.
Try closing the project and deleting any references to
unwanted chm files in the xpj. I think you also have to delete the
cpd file before you reopen the project.
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