I want to ask about version compatibility. I've got RoboHelp
HTML 5.0.2 and my client has RoboHelp HTML 3.1. He asks if I can
compile his project, but I wnt to know if he will be able to work
with the project that I will work with in version 5.0.2.
Is there a way to save the project to an older version?
Is there a compatibility problem in general?
Is there going to be a problem if I compile the project in
the newer version? (Will he see any differences?)
You should be able to open up the X3.1 in X5.02 without a
problem. X5 will preserve all the feature used in X3.1. Are you
compiling HTML Help? My guess is that you won't see any difference
in the output when you compile.
However, the problem comes when you try and do this the other
way around. Robohelp is not backward compatible. So you won't be
able to pass a modified project back to your client. Rick the
robowizard has a few tricks to help with backward compatibility if
you don't mind going under the hood. However, not sure if this
works with X3.1 jumping to X3.1.
Thanks for your help. That answers my question. We are
generating HTML Help, but our client will need the project files
back to work with. So if we manipulate them in a newer version,
they will have a problem.
I guess going under the hood is not the best solution for us
right now, as there is no free time for my team to see into this.
But thanks for proposing that anyway.
(By the way, are you studying Greek or something? That's for
the "υποδοχή" word in your
greeting. Or is it just a pre-written word?)
Another way to achieve moving projects from newer to older
versions is to use the ProjectName.HHP to open the project in the
older version. RoboHelp should then simply rebuild the .MPJ as
needed.
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