Can links in one project function for multiple target projects?

[Swede]

We usually include a common "sub-project" when we publish projects in different languages, i.e. both A and B include project C at publication. Projects A and B have identical XML topic files, except for the body texts which are in different languages. The topic links in Project C go to Project A. Is there a way to make topic links in Project C work to both Project A and Project B?

[Tim Green]

The links are routed through the project names at design and compile time, so the simplest way to manage this is with conditional text build options -- this is exactly the kind of situation they are designed for.

What you do is define a single build option in Configuration > Common > Custom Builds. Let's call it PROJA. Then wherever you have a link, you use the conditional text tool to make one link for Project A and one for Project B, usin an IF/THEN/ELSE structure like this.

[IF_PROJA>LinkToA[ELSE>LinkToB<END]

Then when you publish, you activate the PROJA build option in the Publish screen when you are including Project A, and disable it when you are publishing with Project B.

[Swede]

Thanks, I'll try that.