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I'm running MadCap v. 3.1 on Windows XP. I've generated a .chm for a Russian help file. The first topic has strange characters (see attached). The remaining topics do not have this issue. This issue also does not repeat in other Russian help topics. When I generate the .chm, the Build Progress windo...

I found a solution: I am working in Russian language files and Flare didn't like the use of Russian under the Target folder > Basic Tab > Output File field. I changed the language from Russian back to English in the Output File field and now have no problems with publishing. Thanks for your help!

I am compiling a project. After the project generates the alias files, I receive this error: "Internal error: Compiler: Failed to copy temporary chm file." As a result, a .chm is not generated.

What can I do to get rid of this error?

We just came upon a solution: 1. Double-click the Target to open the target properties tab. 2. Click the Advanced tab. 3. Under the Alias File section, click the Alias File menu and select (default). The original item in this menu was defaulting to a RoboHelp alias, which couldn't be found. Now that...

Thanks for your response. I do have a .flali alias file in my project. I also double-checked my .hh file against the .flali file, to make sure the context IDs match.

The Issue: I am working on a Help file that was converted from RoboHelp to Flare. Our QA is attempting to launch the Flare-generated .chm by clicking the Help button from within our application. QA says the Flare-generated .chm does not launch. (When I attempt to launch the .chm, I receive this erro...