RH10 not creating XML files in whxdata

Question

We converted from RH7 to RH10 earlier this year, and our application uses the XML files in whxdata to connect help buttons to topics.  It seems that RH10 is not creating these XML files, which is breaking this functionality.
Some searching indicates that these files should be created when the primary WebHelp layout is being built.  I can't find any settings anywhere that indicates whether or not they should be created. 
Is this a consequence of the conversion, or does RH10 not create these files anymore?

Answer 1

Hi,
We have updated the script to recursively convert all RH10/11 js inside whxdata and resource folder in to XML format. The steps to use the script is as follows:
2)      - Double click on the script.
3)      -  Provide path of whxdata folder of RH10/11 output. All the js files will be converted to XML and will be placed in My Document\RoboHelp_XML. Now copy all the XML thus created and place it inside                   whxdata folder of RH10/11 output. If any message to override file is thrown then select not to override. Also, Keep all original js files intact.
4)      - Provide path of resource folder of RH10/11 output. Resource js will be converted to XML and will be placed in My Document\RoboHelp_XML. Copy this XML and place it inside resource folder of RH11      output. If any message to override file is thrown then select not to override. Keep all original js files intact.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------- Script starts----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set wshshell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Documents = wshShell.SpecialFolders("MyDocuments")
startWriting=false
sCurPath = Documents+"\RoboHelp_XML"
if not objFSO.folderexists(sCurPath) then
  objFSO.CreateFolder(sCurPath)
end if
set objsCurPath=objFSO.GetFolder(sCurPath)
for each oldFilePath in objsCurPath.Files
  objFSO.DeleteFile(oldFilePath)
next
bThrowUI=1
strMyXML=""
message="Provide full folder path where js files are present"+vbcr+"eg. C:\output\whxdata"
title="Robohelp output JS to XML convertor"
if WScript.Arguments.count=1 then
  jsFilePath= WScript.Arguments(0)
  bThrowUI=0
end if
if bThrowUI=1 then
  jsFolderPath = InputBox(message, title, new_build,6000 ,5000)
end if
if jsFolderPath="" then
  msgbox "Action cancelled"
  Wscript.quit
else
  if not objFSO.FolderExists(jsFolderPath) then
  msgbox("Specified JS folder could not be found")
  Wscript.quit
  end if
  set jsFolder=objFSO.GetFolder(jsFolderPath)
  for each jsFilePath in jsFolder.Files
  strMyXML=""
  startWriting=false
  if lcase(objFSO.getExtensionName(jsFilePath.path))="js" then
  xmlfilePath=sCurPath+"\"+Left(jsFilePath.name,Len(jsFilePath.name)-7)+".xml"
  if not objFSO.fileexists(xmlfilePath) then
  objFSO.CreateTextfile(xmlfilePath)
  end if
  Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(jsFilePath, 1)
  set writefile=objFSO.OpenTextFile(xmlfilePath,2)
  Do Until objFile.AtEndOfStream
  strCharacters = objFile.Read(1)
  bSkip=false
  if strcomp(strCharacters,"<")=0 then
  startWriting=true
  end if
  if startWriting=true then
  if strcomp(strCharacters,"\")=0 then
  bSkip=true
  end if
  if strcomp(strCharacters,">")=0 and NOT bSkip then
  strMyXML=strMyXML+strCharacters+vbcrlf
  end if
  if not strcomp(strCharacters,">")=0 and NOT bSkip then
  'writefile.strCharacters
  strMyXML=strMyXML+strCharacters
  end if
  end if
  Loop
  length=len(strMyXML)
  writefile.Writeline Left(strMyXML,length-2)
  writefile.close
  end if
  next
end if
if bThrowUI=1 then
msgbox "Required xml file successfully created at "+sCurPath
end if
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------- Script ends------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
Thanks and Regards,
Mohd Sameer.
Adobe RH team