Compiling with outside of project file

[jacortes]

Is it possible to compile a .chm with a .txt file that is not housed within the Flare project? Rather, is on a network server and updated by someone else?

It's a EULA .txt file that our Legal department updates.

[wclass]

You can include a hyperlink (with the full path) to the text file in your CHM. We link to some spreadsheets like this. There is usually a warning at compile time about not finding the link, but it works OK. We create internal help files and our links are all onto the internal intranet, so all standard security access still applies. Should work for external links as well.

[jacortes]

Margaret, Thanks. That's not exactly what I need though.

I currently have a context ID mapped to a EULA topic in my help that is supposed to be identical to the EULA.txt file Legal manages. My topic is usually not up-to-date though because Legal changes their .txt file and never tells us. At compile time, I would like Flare to go get the latest EULA.txt file and include it in the .chm. This way it is always the most recent, and my context ID will still work in the .chm.

[wclass]

OK - I see the issue I think. I can't think of a way that Flare would copy and compile a file automatically.

I'd consider doing it manually in one of my final compiles before a release, especially if it is just a text file, but I suppose this is what you are trying to avoid.
You could try creating a batch file that does the copy and then does a command line compile of your project.