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This is a new issue for me. Until last week, it seemed to work fine. Now, though, whenever I import by reference my frame files I have noticed that, while they look fine in the Design view, when I click Preview it has missing text in parts. In one file, which was all text (no graphics), it was completely in Preview. Then, when I generated the help, that topic was still blank.
This doesn't always happen, though. Sometimes a topic is fine up to a point, then, all the text is gone, leaving only the screenshots. It generates that way also. On the other hand, some files come out fine, with no missing text. (This is only apparent in the Preview and generated help.)
I'm using TCS 1, that has RoboHelp 7, and I generate to WebHelp. I've applied an update that makes it 7.01.001. I've also applied the "missing space" fix that Peter Grainge suggested (it worked ).
Like I said, TCS worked fine up to last week, then I started seeing these missing chunks of text. I tried creating a new RH project and starting all over, importing only one small file that had all text and no screenshots/graphics. Both the preview and generated help came out blank, although I could see it plainly in the Design view before generating.
Has anyone else had this issue, or know what it might be?

Below is from one topic that didn't show any content at all for Preview or generated output, (taken from RH). That is, it showed nothing when I opened it in IE9, but in Firefox it displayed just fine. I tried replacing <head> with the one above (in the output), but it didn't seem to do anything. I'll keep trying, though!
dan
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<meta name=OriginalFile content="C:\CVS\doc\integrator\6.0.0.0\RoboHelp\CIS_RH\IDE\ide3.fm">
<meta name=generator content="Adobe RoboHelp - www.adobe.com">
<meta name=generator-major-version content=0.1>
<meta name=generator-minor-version content=1>
<meta name=filetype content=RoboHelp>
<meta name=filetype-version content=1>
<meta name=page-count content=1>
<meta name=layout-height content=6060>
<meta name=layout-width content=921>
<title>File_Transfer</title>
<link rel=stylesheet href=ide3.css>
</head>
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<h1><a name=XREF_File_Transfer></a>File Transfer</h1>
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of the operation that is complete/remaining.</p>
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<div style="text-align: center;" align=center>
<implicit_p><img id=15 src="ide300016.jpg" style="width: 320.999pt; height: 238.499pt;"
width=428 height=318 border=0>
</div>
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<h3>File Menu</h3>
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class=FM_Label>OK</span>. </p>
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hierarchy to another location.</p>
<p class="Ldef"><span class="FM_Label">Rename Folder/File</span><br>
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hierarchy. Type the new name in the Rename File/Folder dialog and click
<span class="FM_Label">OK</span>. </p>
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<p class="Ldef"><span class="FM_Label">Properties</span><br>
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file size, modification time, and name.</p>
<p class="Ldef"><span class="FM_Label">Refresh</span><br>
Updates the screen to show the latest information.</p>
<p class="Ldef"><span class="FM_Label">Close</span><br>
Closes the dialog. </p>
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on the File Transfer dialog opens a pop-up menu with the same File menu
options (except Close).</span></p>
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<p class="BodyText">To monitor the progress of the transfer, a status dialog
opens when a file transfer begins. </p>
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<implicit_p><img id=16 src="ide300017.jpg" style="width: 314.249pt; height: 149.250pt;"
width=419 height=199 border=0>
</div>
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separate folders on the server. </p>
<h3>Security</h3>
<p class="BodyText">Users cannot manage files and folders outside of the
<span class="FM_Label">shared_files</span> root. </p>
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<ol start=1><li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class="p-NumList"><p
class=NumList>Select <span class="FM_Label">File>File Transfer</span>
on the IDE. </p></li>
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class="p-NumList"><p class="NumList">Select
the <span class="FM_Label">shared_files</span> subfolder in which to place
the transferred file.</p></li>
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class="p-NumList"><p class="NumList">In
the File Transfer dialog, select <span class="FM_Label">File>Transfer
File</span>. This opens a file selection dialog. </p></li>
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class="p-NumList"><p class="NumList">Specify
the local file to transfer to the selected <span class="FM_Label">shared_files</span>
subfolder. </p></li>
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class="p-NumList"><p class="NumList">Click
<span class="FM_Label">OK</span>. </p></li>
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class="p-NumList"><p class="NumList">Click
<span class="FM_Label">Start</span> on the status dialog.</p></li>
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<implicit_p><img id=17 src="ide300018.jpg" style="width: 314.249pt; height: 149.250pt;"
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<p class="BodyText"> </p>
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class="p-NumList"><p class="NumList">Click
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</ol>
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<implicit_p><img id=18 src="ide300019.jpg" style="width: 320.999pt; height: 238.499pt;"
width=428 height=318 border=0>
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<p class="BodyText"> </p>
<h2>How to Create a New Directory</h2>
<ol start=1><li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class="p-NumList"><p
class=NumList>Select <span class="FM_Label">File>File Transfer</span>.
This opens the File Transfer dialog. </p></li>
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class="p-NumList"><p class="NumList">Select
where to place the new folder.</p></li>
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class="p-NumList"><p class="NumList">In
the File Transfer dialog, select <span class="FM_Label">File>New Folder</span>.
This opens the Create New Folder dialog. </p></li>
<div style="text-align: center;" align=center>
<implicit_p><img id=19 src="ide300020.jpg" style="width: 264.000pt; height: 94.499pt;"
width=352 height=126 border=0>
</div>
<p class="BodyText"> </p>
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class="p-NumList"><p class="NumList">Type
the new folder name. </p></li>
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class="p-NumList"><p class="NumList">Click
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directory structure.</p></li>
</ol>
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<implicit_p><img id=20 src="ide300021.jpg" style="width: 320.999pt; height: 238.499pt;"
width=428 height=318 border=0>
</div>
<p class="BodyText"> </p>
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class=NumList>Select <span class="FM_Label">File>File Transfer</span>.
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<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class="p-NumList"><p class="NumList">Select
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<div style="text-align: center;" align=center>
<implicit_p><img id=21 src="ide300022.jpg" style="width: 320.999pt; height: 238.499pt;"
width=428 height=318 border=0>
</div>
<p class="BodyTextInd"> </p>
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class="p-NumList"><p class="NumList">In
the File Transfer dialog, select <span class="FM_Label">File>Move Folder/File</span>.
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<div style="text-align: center;" align=center>
<implicit_p><img id=22 src="ide300023.jpg" style="width: 280.499pt; height: 214.500pt;"
width=374 height=286 border=0>
</div>
<p class="BodyText"> </p>
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class="p-NumList"><p class="NumList">Highlight
where to move the file. </p></li>
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class="p-NumList"><p class="NumList">Click
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</ol>
<h2>How to Rename a Directory or File</h2>
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class=NumList>Select <span class="FM_Label">File>File Transfer</span>.
This opens the File Transfer dialog. </p></li>
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class="p-NumList"><p class="NumList">Select
the file to rename.</p></li>
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the File Transfer dialog, select <span class="FM_Label">File>Rename Folder/File</span>.
This opens the Rename File/Folder dialog.</p></li>
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<implicit_p><img id=23 src="ide300024.jpg" style="width: 278.249pt; height: 94.499pt;"
width=371 height=126 border=0>
</div>
<p class="BodyText"> </p>
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class="p-NumList"><p class="NumList">Type
the new name. </p></li>
<li style="list-style: decimal;" type=1 class="p-NumList"><p class="NumList">Click
<span class="FM_Label">OK</span>. </p></li>
</ol>
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