Does anyone know why when I create a folder in the RoboHelp
project e.g. "Job Aids" using Windows Explorer and store Word docs
in it, that I am unable see that particular folder and its contents
within RoboHelp's Project Manager?
I'm by no means an expert...
You should create a folder through the RH interface not
Explorer. That way the folder will be registered with the fpj file
that determines what files/folders to display.
It's not wise to perform 'covert' file ops in RH...use the
interface whenever possible.
FYI, even if RH does display the folder you create, I highly
doubt it will display the word docs within it. Maybe they should be
baggage files instead...
RH only sees the folders and files that you create via
Project Manager. They are recorded in RH's database, the CPD file.
If you don't add them that way, they are not part of the project.
It is also important the project is on your hard disk. The
database is a Microsoft Access database and they don't work well
across networks.
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To help clarify "why?" It is because you are creating a CHM
or webhelp system, so RoboHelp creates virtual folders that will be
the folders in the built project. They don't need to exist on your
computer.
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