Trados Studio - Invalid plug-in info string Thread poster: Suzanne Smart (X)
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Suzanne Smart (X) 
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:19
Italian to English
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Hi,
I'm new to SDL Trados Studio 2009 and am hoping somebody can help me with this error message!!
I had previously been using Trados Freelance 2007 but a client specifically asked me to try Studio so I am using the trial version for now to see how I get on with it.
I have already managed to successfully translate a package and return it to the client but I am now trying it with an individual (small) file for another job.
I've already translated the file and am happy with... See more Hi,
I'm new to SDL Trados Studio 2009 and am hoping somebody can help me with this error message!!
I had previously been using Trados Freelance 2007 but a client specifically asked me to try Studio so I am using the trial version for now to see how I get on with it.
I have already managed to successfully translate a package and return it to the client but I am now trying it with an individual (small) file for another job.
I've already translated the file and am happy with everything but I can't seem to save the target document! Whenever I try to use "save target as" I get the message "Failed to save target content: Invalid plug-in info string:
The file was originally in Microsoft Word but I found that I couldn't open it in Studio that way so I saved the file in Open Office Writer (ODF) and managed to transate it that way. Is that the problem?
I'd appreciate any help as it's very frustrating that I've done the work and can't get to the finished file!!
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| | | | | Can we see the file? | Feb 17, 2011 |
Hi Suzanne,
If you can send me your SDLXLIFF and the source file (the ODF) I'd be happy to take a look for you?
Regards
Paul
[email protected]
| | | | | Keep us posted | Feb 17, 2011 |
It's always interesting to know the issues/bugs/limitations/workarounds, so please keep us posted, both of you.
As to the issue, the fact that you couldn't open the source file as a word doc indicates that there is something badly wrong with the source file. Unfortunately, that's not unheard of, the MS Word document format being what it is (fiendishly complicated and quite troublesome for translators).
One solution would be to resave again in, say, rtf. Then you can open the r... See more It's always interesting to know the issues/bugs/limitations/workarounds, so please keep us posted, both of you.
As to the issue, the fact that you couldn't open the source file as a word doc indicates that there is something badly wrong with the source file. Unfortunately, that's not unheard of, the MS Word document format being what it is (fiendishly complicated and quite troublesome for translators).
One solution would be to resave again in, say, rtf. Then you can open the rtf in Studio and hopefully just harvest your translations from the TM. Don't forget to confirm all segments and update the TM with your new translations before that, though.
It would be interesting to know more about the source document. Was it doc or docx? Anything out of the ordinary in the content? Embedded images, text boxes, diagrams? ▲ Collapse
| | | | Suzanne Smart (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:19
Italian to English
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TOPIC STARTER | Tried rtf, didn't work | Feb 18, 2011 |
Thanks both,
I did actually try opening it as an rtf and I got "Error when pre-tweaking file: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation." That's why I used the ODF, it was the only way I could get it to open!
The file is very simple and straight-forward, just a short document with text only, absolutely nothing that should cause a problem.
In the end I exported the TM and used my old software (Freelance 2007) to retranslate it so that I could create the target f... See more Thanks both,
I did actually try opening it as an rtf and I got "Error when pre-tweaking file: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation." That's why I used the ODF, it was the only way I could get it to open!
The file is very simple and straight-forward, just a short document with text only, absolutely nothing that should cause a problem.
In the end I exported the TM and used my old software (Freelance 2007) to retranslate it so that I could create the target file.
I wonder whether it has something to do with the fact that I'm using it in the trial version?
Paul - thank you for your kind offer. I will send you an email now. ▲ Collapse
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Suzanne Smart wrote:
The file is very simple and straight-forward, just a short document with text only, absolutely nothing that should cause a problem.
Well, that's what it looks like. It probably isn't the case.
Two possibilities:
a) Your Trados install is broken.
b) There is something "wrong" with the file, "wrong" meaning somthing Studio has problems with. That could easily be something that's not visible in the document.
If the document is largely unformatted text anyway, the easiest solution is usually to copy-paste it to a .txt (Notepad) and copy-paste it back to a blank, new .doc. That strips all the formatting and any hidden weirdness from the .doc. Then you can add back the bold, italic etc. formatting and import it to Studio. Supposing that the problem is caused by b) above, of course.
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