Upgrading from RH6 to RH7 - table of contents difference

Hello -
I created a project in RH6 and I upgraded to RH7. I made a
copy of the project and opened in RH7 and the table of contents is
not the same as the one created in RH6. It's missing books I
created. Can anyone tell me what I might be able to do to get the
TOC exactly as I had created? Is there a file that I can copy that
contains this information form my RH6 project?
I have both verions of the software on my desktop but I only
run/open 1 version open at a time. Not sure if that has anything to
do it with it but thought I 'd mention it.
Thanks in advance -

Hi Manola
Assuming you are using RoboHelp HTML, behind the scenes the
Table of Contents (TOC) exists as a file that uses the same name as
your project, but with a file extension of .HHC. You could try
copying the .HHC file from the old location to the new and see what
happens.
Normally RoboHelp just uses or points at the same .HHC when
you upgrade. So your situation is very curious to say the least.
Cheers... Rick

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1
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