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cannot import hxc file

Didier

13 December 2007 01:35

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 [HelpStudio Lite version 2.1.0.8]

Hi,
when trying to import "C:\Program Files\Innovasys\DocumentX4\Configuration\Templates\HelpStudio Lite 2005
Style\Template.HxC", I get the message:
"project file xxx does not appear to be a valid microsoft help 2.x prohject file. This can be caused by a missing or invalid !DOCTYPE definition in the file. The DocType definition should be:
<!DOCTYPE HelpCollection SYSTEM "MS-Help://Hx/Resources/HelpCollection.DTD">"
If opening Template.HxC with a text editor, the DocType *is valid*, contrary to the message says.
What can be the problem?
Thanks for help
Didier

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  Permanently deleted user 13 December 2007 05:27

  That file is a template project file, used by HelpStudio to generate your projects .HxC file. How come you are trying to import it? It doesn't contain any importable information.

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  Didier 13 December 2007 05:53

   I was trying to import this file just to give an example showing that *I cannot import any of .HxC files*. Hence, have you a project sample that includes a .HxC file that I'll be able to import successfully. My actually need is to open c:\[path]\bds4.HxC which is the Borland BDS2006 documentation project, in order to add /modify some documents in it.

  Thanks for your help

  Didier 

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  Permanently deleted user 14 December 2007 06:35

  .HxC files can be either project (describes a Help 2.x project, lists .html files etc.) or collection files (describes the contents of a Help 2.x namespace) for Help 2.x - it seems likely that the file you are trying to import is a collection file. In order to import a Help 2.x project you will need the original Help 2.x project files and the original source HTML files.

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  Didier 17 December 2007 07:49

  Hi Richard,

  [quote user="Richard Sloggett (Innovasys)"]
  .HxC files can be either project (describes a Help 2.x project, lists .html files etc.) or collection files (describes the contents of a Help 2.x namespace) for Help 2.x - it seems likely that the file you are trying to import is a collection file. In order to import a Help 2.x project you will need the original Help 2.x project files and the original source HTML files.[/quote] 

  1. Here is the list of file-extensions that I have in the folder where is the project I want to modify: HxA, HxC, HxT, HxK, HxI, HxS.

  Is there a chance I can do something with that?

  2. Assume there is no chance to do anything with this existing project because all these files are compiled files, my question is: "Is there a way of creating a new Help2.x project where the help pages can be added /registered to the existing project?"

  3. If there is a way to do it, where can I find documentation?

  Thanks for help

  Didier
   

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  Permanently deleted user 26 December 2007 12:19

  1. This looks like a compiled set of files for distribution. Do you have access to the original source project? You can certainly import that into HelpStudio.

  If you don't have access to the source project, you could try FAR (http://www.helpware.net/) - I believe that contains a Help 2.x decompiler that will attempt to reconstruct a source project from a compiled .hxs.

  2. Not sure what you meant by this, but you can create a new Help 2.x project and by registering / plugging in to an existing Help 2.x namespace you can add your help system to existing help files registered there.