Steve:
I think Rick's suggestion of using
FAR is a good
one. Using the FAR File Lists and Search Definitions should easily
make the replacement process a quick one.
As a historical aside, you might not be aware of the travails
our old girl RoboHelp has had to endure. Some time ago, Macromedia
acquired eHelp and did two things: they updated RoboDemo and
renamed it Captivate; and they decided to sunset RoboHelp. Very
soon after, Adobe acquired Macromedia. For a time, nothing
happened.
Then, LOUD HOSANNAS!!!! Adobe quietly let it be known that
they were going to resurrect the old girl. The new development team
was being presented at trade shows and a Q1/Q2 2007 timeframe was
established for the new version. There are still no details of
exactly what it will look like, but we're all hoping for the best.
The funny thing is that, with no updates or patches in three
years, the old girl continues to chug along and provide many
authors with an extremely stable and robust help generation
product. Intense criticism based on the lack of specific, esoteric
demands is quite unfair. It is what it is, and it's very good at
that.
Many new members, over time, become valued contributors to
this excellent peer forum. I hope you'll become one yourself.
Good luck,
Leon