Search external files on RoboHelp Server

With the RoboHelp Server (previously called the RoboEngine)
installed on a server, you can add external files to your WebHelp
or FlashHelp project and have the Search tab also search the
contents of those files (PDF, DOC, XLS, PPT, and HTML). All you
have to do is create an HTTP or FTP link to the external files and
the RoboHelp Server will scan them and add them to the search
index.

Hi, rune1io
From what I understand, the (PPT, DOC, XLS, TXT, and PDF)
files would have to be included in the project, either in baggage
files or placed in the root of your project folder on the server.
Here is a snip from the online help regarding this:
<snip>
Enhanced indexing support for Search
In RoboHelp Server 8, for all the WebHelp Pro and FlashHelp
Pro projects, you can search for any topics and baggage files (PPT,
DOC, XLS, TXT, and PDF) included in a project. You can also add a
reference to these files in a topic, and the baggage files are
displayed in the search results.
For server-side indexing, you can copy the required baggage
files to the project folder. The RoboHelp server reads these files
and re-creates the index at the time of scheduled scanning. Also,
if you do not include these baggage files in the project, the
server still indexes them, provided they exist in the project
folder.
</snip>
So it seems that a link to an external file via HTTP or FTP
would not be indexed. I will try to seek further clarification on
this, but that's the way I read it.
Thanx,
john

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