Problem with docx format Thread poster: James McVay
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James McVay 
United States
Local time: 18:02
Russian to English
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I just finished a translation using OmegaT on a docx Word file after converting it to ODT format using OpenOffice.org. When I generated the finished translation and tried to open it with OpenOffice.org I got the following error message: "Format error discovered in the file in sub-document content.xml at 2,15093(row, col)."
I was able to partially rescue the translation using WordPad -- down to where the error was located, I presume. I saved that as an RTF file, opened it in Word 2007, then manuallly copied and pasted the missing segments out of OmegaT. I had to do some reformatting by hand to get the format right, but luckily it wasn't a lengthy or complicated document.
That's the second time this has happened to me. The first time I tried working directly with a docx file in OmegaT. It can handle the format, but has problems with the tags. I'm about ready to give up on OmegaT, although there is much about it I like.
But my question is this: is there something I should be doing with docx files that I don't know about?
| | | | PCovs
Denmark
Local time: 00:02
Member (2003)
English to Danish
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| Try saving it as .doc first | May 18, 2010 |
I don't know anything about OmegaT, but Trados has issues with the .docx format, and it seems these can be sorted simply by first saving the document as .doc, then translating, then saving back as .docx, so I jus thought this might also be of help to you, because this copy/paste-thingy is really not an option in the long run.
Good luck.
| | | | James McVay
United States
Local time: 18:02
Russian to English
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TOPIC STARTER | Good suggestion | May 18, 2010 |
Maybe I'll give it one more shot. It means adding another step to my workflow, but it's a lot quicker than the copy/paste business.
| | | | Samuel Murray
Netherlands
Local time: 00:02
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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| Have you validated the tags? | May 18, 2010 |
James McVay wrote:
I just finished a translation using OmegaT on a docx Word file after converting it to ODT format using OpenOffice.org. When I generated the finished translation and tried to open it with OpenOffice.org I got the following error message: "Format error discovered in the file in sub-document content.xml at 2,15093(row, col)."
This may be caused by a tag mismatch. Another user had a similar problem:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/OmegaT/message/16262
This is what OmegaT's tag validation feature is for. In OmegaT, go to Tools > Validate Tags (or press Ctrl+T). It will then show you which segments have mismatched tags. Correct these errors and try to create the file again.
Was this the problem, does this help?
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James McVay
United States
Local time: 18:02
Russian to English
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TOPIC STARTER | Thanks, Samuel | May 18, 2010 |
Good advice -- it worked. It's still a bit tedious, though. Maybe if I pay more attention to the tags as I go through the document it will go more smoothly.
| | | | Susan Welsh
United States
Local time: 18:02
Member (2008)
Russian to English
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| James McVay
United States
Local time: 18:02
Russian to English
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TOPIC STARTER | Thanks, Susan | May 19, 2010 |
I have not seen that. I'll take a look at it before I begin another translation using OmegaT.
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