What's the reason for OLE/COM or file name error in Trados? Thread poster: Rajan Chopra
|
|---|
Rajan Chopra
India
Local time: 12:27
Member (2008)
English to Hindi
+ ...
Hi,
I am a new user of Trados (Version 7.0, Win XP, MS Office 2003). When I try to clean a bilingual Word file, I get this message in the Workbench:
Error 50202-Word could not convert document due to OLE/COM or file name error.
I changed the file name but the problem is persisting. How should I solve this problem as
I want to clean the file to update my translation memory.
Regards,
Chopra
| | | | Michel GAUBERT
Spain
Local time: 08:57
Member (2008)
English to French
+ ...
| "Change the sheets" | Jun 11, 2009 |
Hi,
the first thing I would do is to "change the bedsheets", i.e. open a blank Word doc and paste the contents of your document in it. Then save it to RTF and give it a simple name, like test.rtf. Thay may/will/could/might solve the problem.
If not, have a look at your log file. Sometimes, Workbench error messages do not mean what they seem. It may be that you left your log file open, or that it is on an external drive you disconnected, or... whatever.
If t... See more Hi,
the first thing I would do is to "change the bedsheets", i.e. open a blank Word doc and paste the contents of your document in it. Then save it to RTF and give it a simple name, like test.rtf. Thay may/will/could/might solve the problem.
If not, have a look at your log file. Sometimes, Workbench error messages do not mean what they seem. It may be that you left your log file open, or that it is on an external drive you disconnected, or... whatever.
If this does not work, you may want to check if you don't have an empty segments, or a segment containing a "special" character, like a "?", a "/" or a "*"... If you find one, just type the sign, out of the segment and delete the segment.
If that doesn't work either, you can at least manually clean the file. Go to Tools/Macro/macro, select tw4winClean.Main and click "Run". It will clean your file, but your memory will not be incremented. At least you can send the clean file to your customer. First check that there are no codes left Run a search on Hidden text.
Hope this helps.
Michel ▲ Collapse
| | | | | This may be obvious... | Jun 12, 2009 |
This may be obvious (sorry!), but are you sure you closed the bilingual file before running Clean-up in Translator's Workbench?
| | | | Rajan Chopra
India
Local time: 12:27
Member (2008)
English to Hindi
+ ...
TOPIC STARTER
I closed the file before trying to clean it.
Agenor Hofmann-Delbor wrote:
This may be obvious (sorry!), but are you sure you closed the bilingual file before running Clean-up in Translator's Workbench?
| | |
|
|
|
Rajan Chopra
India
Local time: 12:27
Member (2008)
English to Hindi
+ ...
TOPIC STARTER | Michel, thanks for detailed and informative answer, but... | Jun 12, 2009 |
none of your valuable suggestions is working and I can't get Macro in Tools menu.
| | | | Allegro AS
Norway
Local time: 08:57
English to Norwegian
+ ...
| Try converting to rtf. | Jun 17, 2009 |
From my experience with this problem, it only occurs with .doc files, and it usually helps to save the original file as .rtf.
| | | | | | | Close MS Word in Processes under the Windows Task Manager | Oct 20, 2012 |
I know this topic is quite old now but in case it could help somebody, I've actually found a solution and I guess this is where the problem comes from: before doing your clean up, close your Word file. THEN, go to Windows Task Manager > Processes and search and stop Microsoft Word. You can now clean your file without error. Let me know if it works for you too
Céline
| | |
|
|
|
Rajan Chopra
India
Local time: 12:27
Member (2008)
English to Hindi
+ ...
TOPIC STARTER | Thanks for your tip | Oct 21, 2012 |
I posted this topic almost three and a half years ago. I have not faced this problem again. However, as and when I encounter again, I'll use the method explained by you.
Thanks again.
Chopra
Céline Débiton wrote:
I know this topic is quite old now but in case it could help somebody, I've actually found a solution and I guess this is where the problem comes from: before doing your clean up, close your Word file. THEN, go to Windows Task Manager > Processes and search and stop Microsoft Word. You can now clean your file without error. Let me know if it works for you too
Céline
| | | | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » What's the reason for OLE/COM or file name error in Trados? | Wordfast Pro | Translation Memory Software for Any Platform
Exclusive discount for ProZ.com users!
Save over 13% when purchasing Wordfast Pro through ProZ.com. Wordfast is the world's #1 provider of platform-independent Translation Memory software. Consistently ranked the most user-friendly and highest value
Buy now! » |
| | Trados Business Manager Lite | Create customer quotes and invoices from within Trados Studio
Trados Business Manager Lite helps to simplify and speed up some of the daily tasks, such as invoicing and reporting, associated with running your freelance translation business.
More info » |
|
| | | | X Sign in to your ProZ.com account... | | | | | |
Login to reply/comment 
Translation news related to SDL Trados
