Can't resolve broken links

Hello everyone! I am hoping that someone will be able to assist me. I am working in RH 9 and i have received the following error when i select to resolve my broken links. "You cannot resore a topic that would be outside the project folder. Please make sure feferences are to the project folder then try restoring the topics." Can anyone assist with this error? I have checked my folders and the source and line files are in the correct folders. Thank you in advance.

Is the source topic showing in Project Manager or just Windows Explorer? If only the latter, you need to reimport it into the project first.
You also refer to "line files". What are they?
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> On a regular basis I use Dreamweaver 8's broken link
checker to convert
> relative links to absolute throughout single HTML files.
Why?
> 1. It seems to find all of the broken links correctly,
however, when I
> try to change them into absolute, it doesn't actually
make the changes.
Give me an example of what it finds and what you want to
change it to,
please.
> 2. Sometimes it even makes incorrect changes to the path
of the link,
> such as changing the image link to a .html link randomly
(I have no
> idea how this happens!)
I would have to see this happen to believe it.
> SO...if any of you have any thoughts, suggestions, or
similar
> complaints, please share - I'm desperate to find a
long-term solution!
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"pooley2" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]...
> On a regular basis I use Dreamweaver 8's broken link
checker to convert
> relative links to absolute throughout single HTML files.
>
> Once upon a time, I could use the results pane to
quickly replace all
> of the broken links. Ever since installing Dreamweaver 8
(upgraded from
> MX) I've had the following problem with the link
checker:
>
> 1. It seems to find all of the broken links correctly,
however, when I
> try to change them into absolute, it doesn't actually
make the changes.
>
> 2. Sometimes it even makes incorrect changes to the path
of the link,
> such as changing the image link to a .html link randomly
(I have no
> idea how this happens!)
>
> 3. When it asks if I'd like to replace the other
references to the same
> file, and I respond yes, it does nothing.
>
> After researching this topic somewhat, I have found
temporary solution,
> but it's driving me crazy and I'm looking for a
long-term resolution
> for this issue.
>
> If I delete my WinFileCache-xxxxxx.dat file (under User
> Application
> Data > Macromedia > Dreamweaver 8 >
Configuration) before opening
> Dreamweaver, the problem is resolved until the end of
that specific
> session. As soon as I close Dreamweaver and reopen it,
the problem
> returns.
>
> I understand that by deleting the WinFileCache file I am
basically
> starting with a clean slate, which is why this method is
temporarily
> effective. However, this is a daily problem for me and
I'm sick of
> having to do it every single time I use the program....
>
> SO...if any of you have any thoughts, suggestions, or
similar
> complaints, please share - I'm desperate to find a
long-term solution!
>
> Thanks!
>

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"garankuwa" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:f7l12d$77f$[email protected]..
>I use the PDF Open Parameters in order to link to
specific pages/locations
>in
> PDF documents:
>
> e.g. <a
> href="
http://www.site.com/pdffile.pdf#nameddest=signup">pdffile</a>
>
> However these always get reported as broken link within
Dreamweaver (CS3)
> and
> as broken anchors when I run other link or page quality
scans against the
> site.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this and if so is it normal
behaviour? If this
> is
> an agreed standard then I would have expected it to be
recognised as a
> valid
> link/anchor.
>

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Hello again
Unfortunately you are totally misunderstanding things. Please allow me to try and explain better.
ANY folder in your project is going to have an FPJ file inside it. This is a "behind the scenes" file that RoboHelp uses to keep track of the files that are part of the project.
In the image you provided, there are two folders in the project location with similar names:
Ranger_Help
Ranger_Help_
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quote:
Originally posted by:
lmarden
I had to delete a lot of topics from a projecct - was
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