Align XLS files to create a SDL Trados 2009 memory Thread poster: StandaZizka
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Hello everybody,
I have a recent job done in XLS (Excel 2003) - more than 1000 TUs - which I want to align in order to create an import for my SDL Trados 2009 translation memory.
I thought I had used WinAlign before to align xls files, but now there is no such option in File Types; anyway, with WinAlign it took ages to confirm the proposed TUs, etc. - is there a quick(er) way, please?
I am using SDL Trados 2009 + Trados 2007.
Thanks in advance... See more Hello everybody,
I have a recent job done in XLS (Excel 2003) - more than 1000 TUs - which I want to align in order to create an import for my SDL Trados 2009 translation memory.
I thought I had used WinAlign before to align xls files, but now there is no such option in File Types; anyway, with WinAlign it took ages to confirm the proposed TUs, etc. - is there a quick(er) way, please?
I am using SDL Trados 2009 + Trados 2007.
Thanks in advance!
Stan ▲ Collapse
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German to French
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| youalign.com | Dec 13, 2011 |
Hello Stan,
To align xls files, I use the following online tool: youalign
http://www.youalign.com./
You can get a tmx file which you can then create your TM in Studio 2009 with.
It works well when proceeding one excel sheet after the other and making sure that the cells in both source and target languages are corresponding.
I've never tested the alignment while procee... See more Hello Stan,
To align xls files, I use the following online tool: youalign
http://www.youalign.com./
You can get a tmx file which you can then create your TM in Studio 2009 with.
It works well when proceeding one excel sheet after the other and making sure that the cells in both source and target languages are corresponding.
I've never tested the alignment while proceeding with xls files containing several sheets.
Kind regards,
Caroline ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Use the XLS > TTX workflow | Dec 13, 2011 |
Hi Stanislav,
conver the Excel files (source and target) into TTX and then use the TTX for the alignment in WinAlign. That should be working.
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If you don't want to segment the files further, i.e. you're happy with each cell becoming a TU, there is no point in using an aligner, all it does is introduce potential errors.
Article: http://www.proz.com/doc/3194
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FarkasAndras wrote: If you don't want to segment the files further, i.e. you're happy with each cell becoming a TU, there is no point in using an aligner, all it does is introduce potential errors. Article: http://www.proz.com/doc/3194
Of course! The simplest solution is nearly always the best one. Why didn't I think of it?!
| | | | | Nice article on conversions between bilingual files and TMs | Dec 13, 2011 |
FarkasAndras wrote: If you don't want to segment the files further, i.e. you're happy with each cell becoming a TU, there is no point in using an aligner, all it does is introduce potential errors. Article: http://www.proz.com/doc/3194
Thank you for writing such a useful article, Farkas!
| | | | | Another option | Dec 13, 2011 |
After copy-pasting the source and target segments beside each other in Excel (be careful, long sentences could get truncated!), and copy-pasting the whole table into a text editor, you can also use Studio.
Just open the file as a tab delimited txt file with Studio. Open the editor, and you should get a bilingual file. Confirm all segments, add a TM and update the TM with the segments.
BTW the next version of my TMX maker will support xls files (it'll be available in a day or two), so... See more After copy-pasting the source and target segments beside each other in Excel (be careful, long sentences could get truncated!), and copy-pasting the whole table into a text editor, you can also use Studio.
Just open the file as a tab delimited txt file with Studio. Open the editor, and you should get a bilingual file. Confirm all segments, add a TM and update the TM with the segments.
BTW the next version of my TMX maker will support xls files (it'll be available in a day or two), so you'll be able to generate a tmx from an xls file directly, without generating a tab delimited txt. However, txt is still recommended as it's more reliable. ▲ Collapse
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