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Nov 21, 2013

I need help to produce a quote for a very large (over 3,000 pages) text file of all the UI strings for a computer security program. Besides the large size, I'm facing three problems:

- There's reference code that should remain untouched
- The target language (French) appears under the source language (English)
- Some segments are already translated

I've pasted a sample of the text at the bottom of this post.

So I'm looking for an efficient way t... See more
I need help to produce a quote for a very large (over 3,000 pages) text file of all the UI strings for a computer security program. Besides the large size, I'm facing three problems:

- There's reference code that should remain untouched
- The target language (French) appears under the source language (English)
- Some segments are already translated

I've pasted a sample of the text at the bottom of this post.

So I'm looking for an efficient way to do the following before I'm even able to evaluate the scope of the work:

- Isolate the translatable segments
- Align the existing translations
- When there is no translation, copy the source into the target

I mainly use memoQ, but I also have access to Trados Studio 2009 (which I think includes Passolo, but I've never used it).

I would appreciate any help or guidance regarding tools or techniques I could use to accomplish this.

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SAMPLE BEGINS

============ Text ID 5192 ============
-- Last Modified: 2009-01-20 15:46:32
-- Package ref: GuestManager
-- File context: _templates/guest_sessions.html, _templates/guest_sessions_grid.html,
-- File context: _templates/guest_sessions_lv1.html

Active Sessions Only

---------- Translation 5192 ----------

Séances actives seulement

============ Text ID 5193 ============
-- Last Modified: 2009-01-20 15:46:33
-- Package ref: AirGroup, BluewareEngine, GuestManager, MacAuthentication, Mdps, Platform
-- File context: /Users/gbenedict/sdk/trunk/src/airgroup/airgroup_controllers.php,
-- File context: /Users/gbenedict/sdk/trunk/src/engine/_templates/listview_search.html,
-- File context: /Users/gbenedict/sdk/trunk/src/guestmanager/guest_multi.php,
-- File context: /Users/gbenedict/sdk/trunk/src/guestmanager/guest_sessions.php,
-- File context: /Users/gbenedict/sdk/trunk/src/guestmanager/guest_users.php,
-- File context: /Users/gbenedict/sdk/trunk/src/mac/mac_list.php,
-- File context: /Users/gbenedict/sdk/trunk/src/mdps/mdps_cert_management.php,
-- File context: /Users/gbenedict/sdk/trunk/src/mdps/mdps_device_asset_management.php,
-- File context: /Users/gbenedict/sdk/trunk/src/mdps/mdps_device_device_management.php,
-- File context: /Users/gbenedict/sdk/trunk/src/mdps/mdps_device_management.php,
-- File context: /Users/gbenedict/sdk/trunk/src/mdps/mdps_device_user_management.php,
-- File context: /Users/gbenedict/sdk/trunk/src/mdps/mdps_portal.php,
-- File context: /Users/gbenedict/sdk/trunk/src/mdps/mdps_ws_app_management.php,
-- File context: /Users/gbenedict/sdk/trunk/src/mdps/mdps_ws_ios_provisioning_profiles.php,
-- File context: /Users/gbenedict/sdk/trunk/src/mdps/mdps_ws_partner_app_management.php,
-- File context: /Users/gbenedict/sdk/trunk/src/platform/platform_log.php,
-- File context: /home/sking/amigopod/webapp/src/mdps/mdps_cert_management.php,
-- File context: /home/sking/amigopod/webapp/src/mdps/mdps_device_asset_management.php,
-- File context: /home/sking/amigopod/webapp/src/mdps/mdps_device_device_management.php,
-- File context: /home/sking/amigopod/webapp/src/mdps/mdps_device_management.php,
-- File context: /home/sking/amigopod/webapp/src/mdps/mdps_device_user_management.php,
-- File context: /home/sking/amigopod/webapp/src/mdps/mdps_portal.php,
-- File context: /home/sking/amigopod/webapp/src/mdps/mdps_ws_app_management.php,
-- File context: /home/sking/amigopod/webapp/src/mdps/mdps_ws_ios_provisioning_profiles.php,
-- File context: /home/sking/amigopod/webapp/src/mdps/mdps_ws_partner_app_management.php,
-- File context: _templates/guest_sessions.html, _templates/guest_sessions_grid.html,
-- File context: _templates/guest_sessions_lv1.html, _templates/listview_search.html, guest_multi.php,
-- File context: guest_sessions.php, guest_users.php, mac_list.php, mdps_cert_management.php,
-- File context: src/airgroup/airgroup_controllers.php, src/engine/_templates/listview_search.html,
-- File context: src/guestmanager/guest_multi.php, src/guestmanager/guest_sessions.php,
-- File context: src/guestmanager/guest_users.php, src/mac/mac_list.php, src/mdps/mdps_cert_management.php,
-- File context: src/mdps/mdps_device_asset_management.php, src/mdps/mdps_device_device_management.php,
-- File context: src/mdps/mdps_device_management.php, src/mdps/mdps_device_user_management.php,
-- File context: src/mdps/mdps_portal.php, src/mdps/mdps_ws_app_management.php,
-- File context: src/mdps/mdps_ws_ios_provisioning_profiles.php, src/mdps/mdps_ws_partner_app_management.php,
-- File context: src/platform/platform_log.php

Clear Filter

---------- Translation 5193 ----------


============ Text ID 5208 ============
-- Last Modified: 2009-01-20 15:46:44
-- Package ref: BluewareEngine
-- File context: /Users/gbenedict/sdk/trunk/src/engine/_templates/gridview_reference.js,
-- File context: /Users/gbenedict/sdk/trunk/src/engine/_templates/listview_reference.js,
-- File context: _templates/gridview_reference.js, _templates/listview_reference.js,
-- File context: src/engine/_templates/gridview_reference.js, src/engine/_templates/listview_reference.js

A problem was encountered while updating the item. (@MESSAGE@)

---------- Translation 5208 ----------


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