Open the Project in RoboHelp

Before going any further, back up your HTML Help project and, most importantly, backup the project ALI file.  The Alias file contains all the mapping information used for Context Sensitive Help.  The next step actually resets the ALI file and all mapping information will be lost.  Once you finish this step you must restore the original ALI file.

This procedure can also be used if you encounter a corrupt MPJ file.

1. Open Windows Explorer.

2. Backup your ALI file.

3. In Windows Explorer, double click the .HHP file.
   This launches RoboHelp.

4. When prompted to use the existing MPJ file, click NO.
   
   Clicking NO reconstructs the MPJ file.
   Clicking NO also resets the ALI file.
   
   NOTE: When the MPJ file is recreated, the Binary TOC setting may have been turned OFF.

5. When the project opens, choose File: Project Settings.

6. Turn on Binary TOC (required only for Next and Previous button functionality).
   

7. Click OK.

Restore the Alias ALI file

1. Open Windows Explorer and restore the original ALI file (sample.ali) into the project.

2. Overwrite the newer ALI file with the older ALI.
   
   The older Alias (June 3) file contains the original, and correct, alias information.

3. Switch back to RoboHelp.

4. Recompile and Run Help.
   
   In the example, both RoboHelp Browse Sequences, and the Previous / Next buttons are enabled.  It may not be necessary to have both types of sequencing buttons enabled on a Help file.

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Rob Magrino
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