HHC3004: Warning: with invalid HTML tags and then CHM file will not open


i using rh html in version rh11.

i getting following, multiple warning messages when compiling chm file , file not open.

hhc3004: warning:

topicname.htm :

the html tag "?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?" not valid html tag (it not begin alphanumeric character).

here strange things...

i generating using 3 conditional build tags.  successful using of tags individually, or 2 of tags.  not three.

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i able generate 3 build tags, first 2 of 3 above , 1 other one.

each time generate using same settings (the 3 tags), warning applied different topics.  topics had warning before, don't in next iteration.

the chm generates, file double size of successful attempts.  64mb vs 32mb.

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other info:

working , generating on single machine.

this worked fine 6/24/2016 exact same settings, last time did build of chm.

i have seen error didn't prevent me compiling. years , years ago, go-to source things chm related rob @ helpware.net. asked him error in may 2016. paraphrase, wrote had seen error before shouldn't impact ability compile - email me concluded "it may annoying @ least know can ignore , won't affect chm output."

 

so, me, rule out actual chm compiler. leaves html code.

 

i realize tendencies troubleshooting lean towards going overboard, have success when isolate issue. create new page , generate output page copy of code. 1 @ time see if can pinpoint precisely code tripping compiler.

 

because chm compiler hasn't been updated in years, have learn play rules. may not able handle - unintentional - in html code. believe because wrote "some topics had warning before, don't in next iteration."  compiler isn't "magic" - there is a reason seeing errors , fact appears random makes more frustrating!



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