Old RoboHelp WinHelp File to Robo HTML

In using Robo X5, I converted WinHelp project over to HTML
and created the links to the map IDs (I thought correctly). Since
then, we have move to the Tech Comm Suite that has Robo 7. Lately,
my developer has stated that many of the links are broken. Being
relatively new to RoboHelp, I found a folder names Broken Links and
proceeded to fix these links. All went well, but the developer
still states that links are broken. When I open the All Map IDs
dialog, it was here that there were no links made. Must I manually
fix each link or is there a way to relink automatically? Also, can
someone explain what the difference is with the Map ID files in the
dropdown? There is all map ids, a .h file, and several other files.
Can some of these be from the old WinHelp file? Is there something
I may have missed during the converting process?
Regards

If you could use WebHelp instead you would generate a whole bunch of files and you could set up your calls to open a specific topic only without the tripane window.
WebHelp should sit on a server unlike CHMs, which should sit on the desktop. WebHelp can be installed locally as long as your version of RH allows the Mark of the Web to be applied. I believe that prevents any linked PDFs opening if IE is used so you need to check your WebHelp works OK if installed locally, it is better if it can be on a server.
See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips
@petergrainge

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