Hi,
i have over 2000 chm files that i need to edit (delete a call to a js script). Is there a way to do this easily without having to decompile/compile each chm file?
Edit multiple chm files at once
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pouliotmax
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Re: Edit multiple chm files at once
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Nita Beck
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Re: Edit multiple chm files at once
I think that there is a program you could use, but I don't remember what it is. I've sent an email off to a pal of mine in the Rochester Flare User Group, relaying your question and suggesting he post an answer.
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pouliotmax
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Re: Edit multiple chm files at once
Great thanks!
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brianlaing
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Re: Edit multiple chm files at once
The answer is yes and no, actually! 
By nature, CHM files are finished products. So think of it like a PDF - you can, with the proper tools, edit a PDF (finished product) to make a correction.
To remove the call to js in a CHM you can use a CHM Editor (http://www.chmeditor.com/). It's a nifty program that will let you directly open .chm that you can then edit using either the HTML or source views. Using the source view you can search for the line you need to delete and replace it with a blank line or manually remove it.
CHM Editor does the editing on a one-by-one, file-by-file basis. It doesn't automate the process for you. Your request to have it automatically open each file, look for a string, remove the string, save and close the file can only be done manually by you. Using this program (or one like it such as Fly Help) would be quicker than going back to the source in Flare and fix it.
BTW - I don't work for either CHM Editor or Fly Help - but I've used them both. Neither are free but are pretty low-cost compared to your time ($$) in doing the edits through Flare.
Cheers,
Brian
By nature, CHM files are finished products. So think of it like a PDF - you can, with the proper tools, edit a PDF (finished product) to make a correction.
To remove the call to js in a CHM you can use a CHM Editor (http://www.chmeditor.com/). It's a nifty program that will let you directly open .chm that you can then edit using either the HTML or source views. Using the source view you can search for the line you need to delete and replace it with a blank line or manually remove it.
CHM Editor does the editing on a one-by-one, file-by-file basis. It doesn't automate the process for you. Your request to have it automatically open each file, look for a string, remove the string, save and close the file can only be done manually by you. Using this program (or one like it such as Fly Help) would be quicker than going back to the source in Flare and fix it.
BTW - I don't work for either CHM Editor or Fly Help - but I've used them both. Neither are free but are pretty low-cost compared to your time ($$) in doing the edits through Flare.
Cheers,
Brian