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1. Re: How upgrade Robohelp database from 5 to 8
mlouie Mar 24, 2010 11:06 AM (in response to mlouie)And I should clarify that we are not using the "Robohelp Server" product, just Robohelp that runs on a PC, and then storing the database of documents on the server.
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2. Re: How upgrade Robohelp database from 5 to 8
Peter Grainge Mar 25, 2010 3:27 AM (in response to mlouie)I am not sure what you mean by database. If you mean a backup, then that can be on a server but your project must be local.
Upgrading a project is as simple as first zipping up a copy of the project so that if anything goes wrong, you have a safety copy, then opening the project in the later version of RH.
Might be worthwhile first letting us know what you mean by database.
See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips
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3. Re: How upgrade Robohelp database from 5 to 8
mlouie Mar 25, 2010 9:14 AM (in response to Peter Grainge)The documents are "checked in" to a database on the server (version control). I have a piece of RoboHelp installed on the server that allows this to be done. So my question is how do I upgrade this to version 8 and how do I move it to another server?
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4. Re: How upgrade Robohelp database from 5 to 8
Peter Grainge Mar 25, 2010 9:44 AM (in response to mlouie)You threw me with the reference to not using RoboHelp Server which made me think there was no source control involved.
Hopefully if you indicate what source control product you are using, then maybe someone with knowledge of that can help.
See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips
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5. Re: How upgrade Robohelp database from 5 to 8
mlouie Mar 25, 2010 10:09 AM (in response to Peter Grainge)The source control product is RoboHelp. RoboHelp comes with a piece you install on the server that manages the change control in the documents. I am
trying to understand how I move that to the new server and the new version. We did not buy the product called "RoboHelp Server" when we upgraded because I contacted Adobe and they said we did not need that, that we only needed to buy the upgrade for our 2 licenses of RoboHelp.
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6. Re: How upgrade Robohelp database from 5 to 8
Peter Grainge Mar 25, 2010 11:05 AM (in response to mlouie)Sorry, confusion on my part. RoboHelp Server is a separate product for a different purpose.
I've emailed someone who should be able to help you install the server part of RoboSource Control.
See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips
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7. Re: How upgrade Robohelp database from 5 to 8
johndaigle Mar 25, 2010 12:55 PM (in response to Peter Grainge)Hi, mlouie
I am more familiar with installing RoboSource Control 3.1 from scratch rather than converting from an older version but I'll see if I can get you started.
First there are critical differences in the RoboSource Control version 2.3 which shipped more than five years ago with RH X5 vs. today's RSC 3.1 which ships with RH 8. To understand this better, read Matthew Ellison's Getting Started article on the Adobe Developer Network:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/robohelp/articles/robosource_print.html
Here are several threads of authors who have made a similar switch and you might find these posts helpful:
Opening projects from RSC2 in RoboHelp8http://forums.adobe.com/thread/424987?tstart=30
This post has some good thoughts by Amebr. Scroll to post #9
http://forums.adobe.com/message/2593327#2593327
Upgrade RSC3 to RSC 3.1
http://forums.adobe.com/message/136452#136452
Lynn Killam (Gravenstein) has some interesting remarks in this post
http://forums.adobe.com/message/2191091#2191091
I also asked Peter to move this thread to the Source Control sub-forum where it might get the attention of others who work with RSC more often.
Thanks
John Daigle
Adobe Certified RoboHelp and Captivate Instructor
Evergreen, Colorado
http://www.showmethedemo.com



