Convert a DoctoHelp project to Flare

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bmcclintock
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Convert a DoctoHelp project to Flare

Post by bmcclintock »

I have a project written with DoctoHelp and would like to convert it to Flare. Is this easily done? Do you know of any issues I may run into. Is it worth it?

Thanks for your input.

Barb
crdmerge
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Re: Convert a DoctoHelp project to Flare

Post by crdmerge »

Easily? NOT!

Any conversion from another HAT product is almost always labor-intensive, particularly if the documentation source is heavily formatted and has been worked on by some less-than-accomplished writers.

Make a copy and test converting it, to see what needs to be cleaned up in the source (this might involve several dozen iterations). And if you don't have a good utility for finding/replacing code in html files, go to http://helpware.net/FAR/help/hh_start.htm and buy HelpWare's FAR product; it's the best!


Good luck,
Leon
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