File Path contains the token "bc-"

Question

We recently upgraded to the RoboHelp version 9 and are finding a critical problem within all generated html files. It seems RoboHelp is inserting a new script in every html file which we would like to either modify or remove. The snippet of this script is given below.
Our problem is that we have stored these files in a path that has this token “bc-“ - C:\projects\{705e5340-460b-11e1-b8bc-0800200c9a66}.
We need your help to either modify this token or remove this check from all project files.
SNIPPET:
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if (window.gbWhTopic)
  var strUrl = document.location.href;
  var bc = 0;
  var n = strUrl.toLowerCase().indexOf("bc-");
  if(n != -1)
  document.location.href = strUrl.substring(0, n);
  bc = strUrl.substring(n+3);

Answer 1

Hi,
Peter and I have been looking into this problem and here's what we found:
RH sometimes adds bookmarks in the top of topics called “bc-x” This is done because a topic can be used in the TOC multiple times. But based on the item selected in the TOC, the topic needs display a different breadcrumb path. The script uses a link to the bc-x bookmark to determine which breadcrumb path to show.
When the topic is opened without the skin showing, the script will try to reload the topic by simply removing the link to the bc- bookmark:
http://example.com/myfile.htm#bc-1
becomes:
http://example.com/myfile.htm#
The script doesn't try to redirect when you open the topic with the skin showing, such as: startpage.htm#target.htm#bc-1
Af far as I can make out, I think it will be safe to simple remove the line
     document.location.href = strUrl.substring(0, n);
from your output. Although I couldn't find another use for this besides the breadrumbs, I can't say for sure what other impact removing the line may have. You can try removing the line to see whether it works. NOTE: if you find a new issue that surfaces because you removed the line, I doubt that anyone on the forum will be able to help. Sorry, but we are only users like yourself.
Having said that, you can use a find and replace tool such as FAR to quickly remove the above mentioned line from your output files. Alternatively, you can create a script to do that for you.
I think Peter's advice is sound: do take this up with Adobe Technical Support and/or report this as a bug: https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform&product=38
Greet,
Willam