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Suggestion: zip files from the Files view in Studio

Daniel Fransson

It would be very convenient to be able to select and zip files from within Studio, i.e. the Files view. That view contains a lot more information than your average file explorer, so you could zip files based on translator name for example. The zip would end up in the target language folder or source language folder, depending on where you are in Studio. Maybe a batch task?

Daniel Fransson | SDL Sweden

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  • Hi Daniel,

    That's an interesting idea. Why would you want to do this though, is this just to be able to send sdlxliff files out to translators without a package?

    Regards

    Paul

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  • in reply to Paul
    Not really, but that is of course one usage (although that is probably as easy from a file manager). It's basically just to be able to single out certain files in large jobs based on info that is available in Studio, but not in Windows Explorer.

    Example:
    If you have 992 files in a GroupShare project and 345 of them are assigned to Translator Smith, and you need to deliver them now. If they are not in alphabetical sequence you would have to note down the file names, or open them and save them, and then sort on date/time in Windows Explorer, which can be quite unreliable. With a zip function you could simply sort on that name in Studio, zip them, and just pick up the zip in the target language folder.

    This could be used for everything that you can sort and group on in Studio. Local State, translator name, Status, Progress, Usage etc., etc.

    Daniel Fransson | SDL Sweden

  • in reply to Daniel Fransson
    I see... have you tried playing with this application?

    appstore.sdl.com/.../

    Maybe it's worth speaking to the developer (who you probably know) and seeing whether the idea could be extended to the files in the projects?

    Paul Filkin | RWS Group

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  • in reply to Paul
    No, I haven't. I might install and see what it can do, thanks for the tip.

    But, actually, your question about whether it was to avoid having to send out packages sparked the idea that of course packages can be used for this purpose. The downside is that there is a lot of other stuff than just the SDLXLIFF's in an SDLPPX, so there will be an extra step cleaning the ZIP/SDLPPX up. And you'll have to go through the package guide. And you can't do it on the source language side. But despite those facts, making a package would be a lot more convenient than picking files one by one in Windows Explorer.

    The sales pitch for a ZIP function would be something like this ;)
    Utilise the unique metadata contained within the Studio project framework in order to conveniently batch files together, based on those metadata, for further enhancements in external tools, and for streamlined management of staggered deliveries.

    Daniel Fransson | SDL Sweden

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  • in reply to Paul
    No, I haven't. I might install and see what it can do, thanks for the tip.

    But, actually, your question about whether it was to avoid having to send out packages sparked the idea that of course packages can be used for this purpose. The downside is that there is a lot of other stuff than just the SDLXLIFF's in an SDLPPX, so there will be an extra step cleaning the ZIP/SDLPPX up. And you'll have to go through the package guide. And you can't do it on the source language side. But despite those facts, making a package would be a lot more convenient than picking files one by one in Windows Explorer.

    The sales pitch for a ZIP function would be something like this ;)
    Utilise the unique metadata contained within the Studio project framework in order to conveniently batch files together, based on those metadata, for further enhancements in external tools, and for streamlined management of staggered deliveries.

    Daniel Fransson | SDL Sweden

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