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Does anyone have any idea why RoboHelp can't find a .swf file added as a link?
The link works fine if entered directly in the browser, except for the warning message about the possibility of viruses, which I suspect is the problem.
I added the link to a TOC page, and when I click it in the generated or published RH project, it says it can't display the webpage.
Thanks for any help...
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Hi there
What is the output type?
Where are you running the output?
How exactly did you link to the SWF?
What created the SWF?
Cheers... Rick
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Thanks, Rick,
The project is output as WebHelp. The files are stored on the same server,
in another directory. As I mentioned, the links work fine when played
directly, except for the warning message.
I linked by adding a TOC page and putting the link into it via the Link to:
field.
Someone else created the .swf files - I'm not sure what they used.
Does that help?
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Okay, that does help a bit.
When you look at one of the links in the WebHelp, are you able to tell whether the link is actually pointing to the correct location? I know you said the files are "stored on the same server", which seems to imply that they aren't part of your WebHelp output.
What does the link to one of the SWFs look like in RoboHelp?
What are the paths involved? (Path to WebHelp and Path to a SWF)
Cheers... Rick
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When I Generate, the link points to file:///c:/users/...../www.[website
address]file.swf
<file:///c:\users\.....\www.%5bwebsite%20address%5dfile.swf> . It's looking
for the file in the generated project, but it looks confused. J
I looked to see if I could import the files, but there doesn't seem to be
any import for swf files.
Can I simply put them in the directory with the project files, and point the
link that them there?
I don't want to publish to see what it's looking for when it's published,
since it's a client's site, and I don't want them to see something that
isn't working.
Thanks!
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Ah - re-reading my last message, I think I've got it. It's looking for a
file:// link instead of an http://link. I'll choose Web Address and try
again.
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Replying to myself to say that it worked! I had assumed, wrongly, that the default would be Web Address, since that was the first on the list, but it was File. Changed the dropdown to Web Address and added the link again, and it worked.
Thanks for asking the right questions, Rick!
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Glad you managed to sort it!