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Please enable Trados to translate the names of files and folders

Currently, Trados can only translate the content within files, but it cannot automatically extract and convert the names of various files loaded into Trados translation projects—such as Word, Excel, PPT, PDF, sdlxiff formats—as well as the names of folders and multi-level folders loaded into the project, into sdlxliff files. Consequently, in the final translated documents, the file names do not change to the target language.

 

In practical translation work, if only the content of the documents is translated into the target language while all the file names remain in the source language, then users of the target language will still not be able to understand the source language on the file names.

 

Please enable Trados to translate the names of all files and all folders loaded into Trados translation projects.

Screenshot showing a list of folder names with red arrows pointing to a note saying 'translate the names of all the folders'. Folder names are in a mix of English and transliterated Chinese.

Screenshot displaying a list of file names with various file type icons and red arrows pointing to a note saying 'translate the names of all the files'. File names are in a mix of English and transliterated Chinese.

jack zhong
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    Whilst we can't manage the translation of the folders, there is an app that will support adding language codes to the end of the filenames.

    https://appstore.rws.com/Plugin/73

    Might be helpful for you.

  • in reply to Paul

    Dear Mr. Paul. 

    Thank you for your reply. 

    However, the actual translation need is not to add code to the filename but to translate the filename. 

    For example, in the English to Chinese translation project, the translator added one microsoft word document named: " engine principle description"; during the translation process with trados studio, the filename" engine principle description" should also be translated into Chinese"发送机主要描述“。Besides, after the translator generated the target translation, the filename should be totally replaced by the target language and should  only show the target language , i.e.  Chinese"发送机主要描述“. 

  • in reply to jack zhong

     

    ok - understood.  This does seem like a bit of a one off unless someone can tell me otherwise?  Renaming to add language codes is quite common, but changing the names of all the files and folders completely is not since this would normally mean making changes in another application that uses the folder structure.  A bit of a recipe for errors and an ongoing maintenance cost.

    Perhaps the easiest way to manage this is through a PowerShell script which is probably fairly trivial to create and use?  Just suggesting this as I can't see this request getting much of a priority unless it's something everyone wants and I've been blissfully unaware of the need... which is definitely possible!!  Daniel can probably confirm if he's seen the need before.

  • in reply to Paul

     

    You are right, usually this is just a change in the language code. And for this there are simple means available, like my Multi Commander (or other Norton Commander clones), so this wouldn't be necessary. However, this said, I have one customer for whom we also need to translate the file names. So this option would come handy for me.

  • in reply to Jerzy Czopik

       

    ok - I must admit I'm surprised to even hear one other person who needs this.  Perhaps there is a usecase for it after all!  In the meantime I had a quick play over lunch and have attached two powershell scripts in the zip:
    Renaming Folders and files.zip

    Use them like this:

    Maybe useful while you collect the votes :-)

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  • in reply to Jerzy Czopik

       

    ok - I must admit I'm surprised to even hear one other person who needs this.  Perhaps there is a usecase for it after all!  In the meantime I had a quick play over lunch and have attached two powershell scripts in the zip:
    Renaming Folders and files.zip

    Use them like this:

    Maybe useful while you collect the votes :-)

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