Using CAT for strings with numerical ID Thread poster: Austra Muizniece
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I do regular translations for a client in packaging industry and most of the work is updating previous translations . Normally I work with rtf and xml files which are a piece of cake, but every once in a while I have to update a file with "us" extension. It is normally called xxxlng.us, can be opened in notepad and then edited in Word. This file contains a list of strings that look like this:
"M12345=text"
"M12346=text"
"M12347=text"
All the strings have a d... See more I do regular translations for a client in packaging industry and most of the work is updating previous translations . Normally I work with rtf and xml files which are a piece of cake, but every once in a while I have to update a file with "us" extension. It is normally called xxxlng.us, can be opened in notepad and then edited in Word. This file contains a list of strings that look like this:
"M12345=text"
"M12346=text"
"M12347=text"
All the strings have a different ID at the beginning. Now, the problems start when I try to work on this file with CAT tools. In updated files the string IDs change, the text mostly stays the same, but segments come up as fuzzy matches, so I have to edit the ID. I end up having about 1000 strings in total, with only a few changes in the text, but because of the changes in ID numbers I have to spend a lot of time on this file.
Is there an easier way to do this? Is there a way to divide the strings in 2 parts (ID and text) and assemble them later? I have Trados 6 Freelance and Déjà Vu X 7.0.284.
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| | | | Hynek Palatin 
Czech Republic
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Member (2003)
English to Czech
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| Using CAT for strings with numerical ID | Sep 26, 2006 |
First add the Trados styles to the document. Open it in Word, press Alt-F8 and run the sAddTagStyles macro.
Then apply the tw4winExternal style to the ID and to the double quotes:
1. Search for:
(M*=)
Replace with:
\1
and the tw4winExternal style
Check "Use Wildcards" and Replace All.
2. Search for:
"
Replace with:
"
and the tw4winExternal style
Uncheck "Use Wildcards" a... See more First add the Trados styles to the document. Open it in Word, press Alt-F8 and run the sAddTagStyles macro.
Then apply the tw4winExternal style to the ID and to the double quotes:
1. Search for:
(M*=)
Replace with:
\1
and the tw4winExternal style
Check "Use Wildcards" and Replace All.
2. Search for:
"
Replace with:
"
and the tw4winExternal style
Uncheck "Use Wildcards" and Replace All.
From now on, Trados will skip the IDs. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Vito Smolej
Germany
Local time: 14:35
Member (2004)
English to Slovenian
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SITE LOCALIZER | I see two ways | Sep 26, 2006 |
One simple way:
1: add "=" to the list of characters that segment the text (in TWB files/setup/segmentation rules)
2. Change Mnnnn to M nnnnn (1 - nnnn is now simple insertable)
The results should be that Mnnnnn= turns into two segments - "M nnnn" that will pretranslate and "your text" which is what you want
3. once finished, you need do drop the blanks from "M nnnn"
The other way: if you format the strings M^#^#^#^#= in your fil... See more One simple way:
1: add "=" to the list of characters that segment the text (in TWB files/setup/segmentation rules)
2. Change Mnnnn to M nnnnn (1 - nnnn is now simple insertable)
The results should be that Mnnnnn= turns into two segments - "M nnnn" that will pretranslate and "your text" which is what you want
3. once finished, you need do drop the blanks from "M nnnn"
The other way: if you format the strings M^#^#^#^#= in your file (using global search and replace) as tw4winExternal, Trados will skip it. TortoiseTagger.dot (downloadable, just google for it) can help you do that.
[EDIT] Hynek said the same.
well, there's the third way - send me the file;)
regards
Vito
[Edited at 2006-09-26 10:54]
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Austra Muizniece
Latvia
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English to Latvian
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TOPIC STARTER | Thank you, Vito and Hynek | Sep 26, 2006 |
I'll try this out and see how it works.
Vito Smolej wrote:
well, there's the third way - send me the file;)
You probably wouldn't enjoy receiving a file like that every 2-3 weeks:), but thanks for the offer anyway.
| | | | Samuel Murray
Netherlands
Local time: 14:35
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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| Tips for Wordfast and OmegaT | Sep 26, 2006 |
Austra Muizniece wrote:
This file contains a list of strings that look like this:
"M12345=text"
"M12346=text"
"M12347=text"
In Wordfast, use MS Word's find/replace with regex to mark everything before the equal sign as tw4winExternal. In OmegaT, add a segmentation rule that breaks the text at the equal sign, or replace all equal signs in your favourite text editor with =. (equal, fullstop, space) and translate using normal rules. Afterwards, remove the fullstops.
Is there an easier way to do this? Is there a way to divide the strings in 2 parts (ID and text) and assemble them later?
You can use a spreadsheet. Replace all equal signs with tabs, and open the file in the spreadsheet. Copy the B column to a new document and translate it. Copy it back, and then copy both columns to a new document, and replace tabs with equal signs.
| | | | Didier Briel
France
Local time: 14:35
English to French
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| Standard format in OmegaT | Sep 27, 2006 |
Hello Samuel,
Austra Muizniece wrote:
This file contains a list of strings that look like this:
"M12345=text"
"M12346=text"
"M12347=text"
Samuel Murray wrote:
In OmegaT, add a segmentation rule that breaks the text at the equal sign, or replace all equal signs in your favourite text editor with =. (equal, fullstop, space) and translate using normal rules. Afterwards, remove the fullstops.
There is a simpler way in OmegaT:
OmegaT has a specific format for this. All you have to do is rename your file to ".ini" (e.g., xxxlng.us.ini), or add the ".us" extension to the "Key=Value text files" filter.
And voilà.
Didier Briel
| | | | Vito Smolej
Germany
Local time: 14:35
Member (2004)
English to Slovenian
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SITE LOCALIZER | WHO SAID I WOULD NOT ENJOY IT?!... | Oct 3, 2006 |
We were not amused;)
Vito
PS: I would OF COURSE write myself a little piece of code... which I would send you on the second or third mail. So that we could have time to discuss ... hmmm ... Knut Hamsun ... or salmon fishing in Norway...
[Edited at 2006-10-03 22:44]
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