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(Austrian) German to English date issues in SDL Studio 2014
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Michael Bailey
Michael Bailey  Identity Verified
Austria
Local time: 06:01
German to English
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Sep 25, 2015

I am encountering more Austrian German texts using

Jänner and Feber instead of Januar and Februar - I believe I Need to add Jänner and Feber as Auto-Substitution values but am unsure how to do this.

My second related query is about ensuring that (Austrian) German dates in

a) Format dd.mm.yyyy are not automatically changed to dd/mm/yyyy

b) Format dd MMM yyyy do not retain the initial zero in the English version e.g. 01 May 2013.
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I am encountering more Austrian German texts using

Jänner and Feber instead of Januar and Februar - I believe I Need to add Jänner and Feber as Auto-Substitution values but am unsure how to do this.

My second related query is about ensuring that (Austrian) German dates in

a) Format dd.mm.yyyy are not automatically changed to dd/mm/yyyy

b) Format dd MMM yyyy do not retain the initial zero in the English version e.g. 01 May 2013.

Any answers to These seemingly basic, but nonetheless infuriating, questions are appreciated. ▲ Collapse
 
Emma Goldsmith
Emma Goldsmith  Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 06:01
Member (2004)
Spanish to English
Date issues in Studio Sep 25, 2015

I use Regex Match AutoSuggest Provider for date formats that don't follow standard language conventions.

Here's an ABC of working with dates in Studio:
http://signsandsymptomsoftranslation.com/2015/06/25/studio_dates/
 
Erik Freitag
Erik Freitag  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 06:01
Member (2006)
Dutch to German
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Thanks Sep 25, 2015

Thanks, Emma. I'll have a look at this. It's good to see that there are possibilities for non-standard situations.

Still, it would be nice if Studio could at least follow standard conventions, so I wouldn't need to manually edit every single date to insert a non-breaking space. As I don't expect SDL to solve this issue anytime soon, I'll check your instructions to see if they help for this standard situation as well.

Many thanks again!
 
Michael Bailey
Michael Bailey  Identity Verified
Austria
Local time: 06:01
German to English
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TOPIC STARTER
Thanks! Sep 25, 2015

Thanks Emma for the reply - I thought that RegExes would be somewhere in there as a solution - thanks for that link!
 


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