Re: Using conditions in multi-destination docs

Subject: Re: Using conditions in multi-destination docs
From: Rick Stone <rstone75 -at- kc -dot- rr -dot- com>
To: "McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:51:22 -0600

Hi Kevin

I just wanted to clarify that things still work this way with RoboHelp
as it exists today.

The comment

(as in RoboHelp from several years ago...)

Seems to infer that either things no longer work this way in RoboHelp or
that RoboHelp is a defunct product. And neither are true. ;)

Cheers... Rick :)

McLauchlan, Kevin wrote:
>
>
> Suzette Leeming inquired:
>
>> Just curious... can you only use "not" conditions? Why can't you use
>> something like "if Prod1", "if Prod2", etc. Then it would be
>> easy to add a
>> "if Prod3".
>>
>> I know the software I use has both inclusive and exclusive
>> conditions, so
>> that's why I'm thinking this way.
>>
>> Suzette Leeming
>>
>
> In MadCap Flare (as in RoboHelp from several years ago...) all content is included in published output unless it carries a condition that has been marked as excluded.
>
> But... the "notProd1", " notProd2" was just a naming convention; they can be called whatever you like. It just seemed clearer to call them "notProd1" or "excludeProd1" given how Flare's conditions work. If anyone ever has to pick up my pieces, that would be one less thing to puzzle about. :-)
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Follow-Ups:

References:
Using conditions in multi-destination docs: From: McLauchlan, Kevin
Re: Using conditions in multi-destination docs: From: Suzette Leeming
RE: Using conditions in multi-destination docs: From: McLauchlan, Kevin

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