Cannot rename HTML topic files

Running RoboHelp 6 on XP, trying to rename the HTML topic
file names in Project Manager pane per Help. I edit name and press
Enter and the error comes up. Name cannot be changed. What
gives?

Hi robo_rob and welcome to our community
Take a look at the following link. Pay attention to snippet
number 73.
Click
here
Cheers... Rick

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In the What's New section it states the following...
Rename actual master files and assign version names within Aperture using the improved File-Renaming tools.<<</div>
As far as I can tell this is only half true.
If you relocate the master files out of the library and tell it to use the new Version name it will rename the file, but inside of Aperture it still uses the original file name (MG0001) as the "File Name". If you consoldate the master files back in they get changed back to the original file name again.
In the batch rename you cannot rename the original file, just the versions.
Unless I'm missing something there is no way to really rename the originals and have Aperture update its internal DB. Anyone have any ideas?

I have a post tied into this same question -
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=668589&tstart=0
"Is the new option to change the master filename only available on import? I can't seem to find a command to do it once images are within Aperture (library or referenced).
I usually import images from an assignment. Edit them and then batch rename so that the client gets a coherently named group of images with no gaps. If the actual renaming of the master filenames is only upon import then it would be less useful since the edit is not done at that point.
Also, when I move select images to the external editor I'd like to retain the same file name not revert to a different file name which is what happens when the version name and the master filename differ. "
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We're translating Framemaker > Robohelp integrated project into Chinese, and as part of the process, we rename the Chinese topic file names to English so that the Webhelp output works on our chinese web site. This process has worked well, except we are now having a peculiar problem:
The topic File Name in the Topic Properties dialog cannot be changed in any project. The topic file name is grayed out. I have tested and confirmed this behavior in both projects in Robosource Control and local projects that are NOT in Robosource control. In the past, I have always been able to change both the topic title and topic file name, but in Version 8 (TCS 2), both fields are grayed out in EVERY project.
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If you're linking your Frame documents into RoboHelp, I believe that behaviour is expected. Since the files can change anytime because they are generated, it's my belief that RoboHelp won't let you change them on purpose. If you Import the Frame into Robohelp then you should be able to change the filename.
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Can somebody assist me in understanding how to rename a topic ID in my map.h file?
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#define Open    59
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Thanks again, Rick.
Either I am doing something wrong or the Shortcut Control is not an option for me. I want to just give up this as I have spent WAY too much time trying it over and over again. I deleted the spaces from the folder names, tried various versions of the relative link, and still cannot access these files from the chm directly in my working folder (not called from the application where it will eventually live). I know this solution worked for me before. I’m just not sure what is happening now. It seems that RH doesn’t recognize the path and file and, when I try to alter the reference, RH reverts to whatever I had originally specified in the “Program to open” field. ☹ The shortcut does work when I use an absolute path (file:///D:/RoboHelpProjects/help/HardwareTroubleshooting/index.php/Hardware_Guide.html<f ile:///D:\RoboHelpProjects\help\HardwareTroubleshooting\index.php\Hardware_Guide.html>) but I cannot do that since the app will not absolutely be stored in the same place for every customer. I have to find a way to use a relative path in which the ./help directory is located one level above the root directory (D:/pcs/help…).
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I have an RH 10 project that is created using FrameMaker as single source (I have the techcomm suite). I want to output in WebHelp format.
I have another post about getting RH to output the topic files in HTML, however, if no one has a solution to that, I thought I would rename the files in RH.
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Thread move to FrameMaker Integration forum.
I don't think you can freely rename the files for the reason you state. However you can have them created to a formula. It is in the online help and in the topic on my site about Importing and Linking Word documents, it is the same process for this point.
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I am using RoboHelp HTML 10 to update a reference project with about 1,500 topics in it. Today, I created a new topic with several internal bookmark links. I have edited this topic file several times and saved it without any problems but late today, when I wanted to save the file and close the project, RH gave me an error message about the file name being too long and the TOC reference was too long. This error message repeated over and over so I used Task Manager to kill RH and I rebooted my PC. When I got RH running again, I discovered 40 copies of the topic file listed in the Project Manager window. Each file name is a unique creation made up of the original topic file name and one or more of the internal links. Here is a sample of the names:
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This is a new one on me.
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Where is the project located?
Does your working environment have a backup tool running all the time, such as Memeo?
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@petergrainge

[warn] mod_bonjour: Cannot read template index file '/System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Sites/index.html'.

Operating System: Lion 10.7.5
I was getting this warn in the logs
[warn] mod_bonjour: Cannot read template index file '/System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Sites/index.html'.
and looking to the System directory on;
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* Created on Mar 20, 2004
* To change the template for this generated file go to
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package pkgTesting;
import java.io.*;
* @author Owner
* To change the template for this generated type comment go to
* Window>Preferences>Java>Code Generation>Code and Comments
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Why Robo 8 would remove RH10 files is beyond me.
A reinstall of RH is sure to fix it. But if you PM me your email
address, I can send you a copy of the file (might save you a reinstall).
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