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Copy source text segment with AutoHotkey

Jesús Prieto

The following AutoHotkey script copies the source text segment into the Clipboard.

Requirement: segment must be unlocked.

 

; ------------------------
; Copy source text segment
; CTRL + SHIFT + C
; ------------------------
^+c::
    CheckKey_CONTROL_Up()
    CheckKey_SHIFT_Up()
    
    ; Select all in TARGET
    SelectAll()
    ; Copy all (text + tags) from TARGET
    Copy()
    Target := ClipboardAll    
    
    ; Copy from SOURCE to TARGET
    SendInput !{Insert}
    ; Select all + Copy text
    SelectAll()
    Copy()
    Source := Clipboard
    
    ; Restore TARGET
    length := StrLen(Target)
    if (length)
    {
        Undo()
        SendInput {Right}
    }
    ; Delete the following 2 lines (else + SendInput)
    ; if you want to insert SOURCE > TARGET
    ; whenever TARGET is empty
    else
        SendInput !{Delete}  
    
    ; Copy SOURCE text to Clipboard
    Clipboard := Source
return


Copy()
{
    clipboard = ; Empty Clipboard
    SendInput {control down}c{control up}
    ClipWait, 0
}

Paste()
{
    SendInput {control down}v{control up}
    Sleep, 200
}

SelectAll()
{
    SendInput {ctrl down}a{ctrl up}
}

Undo()
{
    SendInput {ctrl down}z{ctrl up}
}

; Check if CONTROL key is UP
CheckKey_CONTROL_Up()
{
    while GetKeyState("Control", P)
        Sleep, 20
}

; Check if SHIFT key is UP
CheckKey_SHIFT_Up()
{
    while GetKeyState("Shift", P)
        Sleep, 20
}
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  • Hi Jesus,

    I'm trying to make this work for a very specific use case. I need to copy-paste the source and target text for some segments in an Excel report for a client. I must be doing something wrong, because when I go to the Excel file and enter Ctrl+V to paste the text, the target text is pasted instead of the source. What could I be missing?
  • in reply to Nora Díaz
    Hi Nora,
    I've just tested the script with 6 segments in Trados Studio 2017 and it has worked for me.
    Wondering if you are using the same script or a modified one to copy source+target at the same time. If it's the latter, maybe you can share it with me and I'll have a look.
    … Jesús Prieto …
  • in reply to Jesús Prieto
    Thank you Jesús, I used it as is (was intending to modify it but first wanted to test it by itself). I'm thinking I may need to play with the wait times.
  • in reply to Nora Díaz
    Yes, I'd say so as well.
    I'm curious to know the reason if you find out.
    Best,
    … Jesús Prieto …
  • in reply to Jesús Prieto

    Hi Jesús,

    Finally had some time to look more closely at the script. The problem was that I don't use Alt+Insert to copy source to target, but a custom shortcut (Alt+W). Once I spotted that and changed it, your script is now working perfectly for me.

    Now I have a question: how would I need to modify the script so that the source and target are stored in separate variables that I can then insert with consecutive Ctrl+V presses?

    In other words, I want to copy both source and target to the clipboard, then go to Excel, press Ctrl+V once to paste the source text and then press Ctrl+V again to paste the target, then clear the clipboard to repeat the operation.

     

    Edit: To clarify, I don't need to export the entire file to Excel, I need a script that will work on a select segment basis, that is, for the active Studio segment only.
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  • in reply to Jesús Prieto

    Hi Jesús,

    Finally had some time to look more closely at the script. The problem was that I don't use Alt+Insert to copy source to target, but a custom shortcut (Alt+W). Once I spotted that and changed it, your script is now working perfectly for me.

    Now I have a question: how would I need to modify the script so that the source and target are stored in separate variables that I can then insert with consecutive Ctrl+V presses?

    In other words, I want to copy both source and target to the clipboard, then go to Excel, press Ctrl+V once to paste the source text and then press Ctrl+V again to paste the target, then clear the clipboard to repeat the operation.

     

    Edit: To clarify, I don't need to export the entire file to Excel, I need a script that will work on a select segment basis, that is, for the active Studio segment only.
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  • in reply to Nora Díaz

    I think that something like this will work:

    ExportedFile := "Exported file.txt"

    SourceAndTarget  := Source .  "`t" . Target  . "`r`n"

    FileAppend, %SourceAndTarget  %, %ExportedFile%

    It'll export Source and Target to a tab separated TXT file in the same folder as the AHK script.

    If you can loop all the segments, you've got it!

    Notes:

    • Not compulsory, but you might want to use the function FileDelete to initialize the exported file.
    • I've had issues with carriage returns in the Target (they go to another line in Excel). I didn't find out a solution, sorry… Be careful with them.
    • Anyway, are you sure that the SDLXLIFF converter for Microsoft Office plugin is not enough? Just some column and tag cleaning in Word or Excel might be faster & easier.

    Please let me know how it goes

    … Jesús Prieto …
  • in reply to Nora Díaz

    Hi Nora!

    I have put something simple and straightforward together which should suit your needs. The hotkeys can of course be customized as needed. Have a look and let me know if it works for you or how it can be improved.

    #IfWinActive, ahk_exe SDLTradosStudio.exe

    #!c:: ;- [Win]+[Alt]+[ C ]

    OriginalCb := ClipboardAll ;~ back up current clipboard content

    Clipboard := "" ;~ Empty clipboard

    SendInput, {F6}^+{Down} ;~ [F6] to activate source; [Shift]+[Ctrl]+[Down] to select whole paragraph/segment (since [Ctrl]+[ A ] doesn't work in source)

    SendInput, ^c

    ClipWait, 3 ;~ Wait for centent to appear on clipboard; after 3 seconds, give error message

    If ErrorLevel = 1

    {

    ToolTip, Error`nNo text was copied to the clipbard.

    SetTimer, ToolTipOff, 3000

    Return

    }

    Source := Clipboard ;~ copy source text to variable "Source"

    Clipboard := ""

    SendInput, {Left}

    SendInput, {F6}^a

    SendInput, ^c

    ClipWait, 3

    If ErrorLevel = 1

        Return

    Target := Clipboard ;~ copy target text to variable "Target"

    Clipboard := OriginalCb ;~ restore original clipboard content

    SendInput, {Left}

    X:= A_CaretX

    Y := A_CaretY+40

    ToolTip, Source [Win]+[Alt]+[ S ]:`n%Source%`n`nTarget [Win]+[Alt]+[T]:`n%Target%, %X%, %Y% ;~ display source and target (as well as keyboard shortcuts for pasting them) in tooltip

    Return

     

    #IfWinActive

    #!s::

    ToolTip

    SendInput, %Source%

    Return

     

    #!t::

    ToolTip

    SendInput, %Target%

    Return

     

    ToolTipOff:

    SetTimer, ToolTipOff, Off

    ToolTip

    Return
  • in reply to Raphaël Toussaint
    I like very much your approach to copy the Source text!
    SendInput, {F6}^+{Down}
  • in reply to Jesús Prieto

    Thanks, Jesus! It took me a moment to figure that one out since [Ctrl]+[ A ]doesn't work in the source segment. For the [F6] key, I always prefer to use native functions over AHK workarounds which might break with the next update.

    My code can of course also be easily adapted to your initial script, if need there is.
  • in reply to Jesús Prieto
    Thank you Jesus, but what I need to do is fill in a client's custom form (a log report in Excel), where the source and the target may not be pasted adjacently (for example, sometimes they need to be pasted on either side of a comments column), and where only segments with issues need to be reported, so no need for a full export of the file.
  • in reply to Raphaël Toussaint
    Thank you, Raphaël, this works perfectly! This will save me a lot of Alt-Tabbing when preparing these reports. I don't suppose there's a way to also get the segment number, is there?
  • in reply to Raphaël Toussaint
    Sorry , I fear there is no way to access the segment number, it can't even be selected manually with the mouse to be copied. The only alternative would be via the relevant Studio API which of course doesn't support AHK :-(

    On a side note, if you don't like the tooltip popping up each time, just outcomment it in the source code. And of course happy to hear the script does a good job for you.
  • in reply to Raphaël Toussaint
    Thank you for checking Raphaël, this is going to be such a time saver, that I don't mind having to type in the segment numbers.

    I actually like the tooltip. It's a nice visual confirmation that the right text is in the clipboard.

    Thanks again!
  • in reply to Raphaël Toussaint
    I've never tried, but I was told that the Studio API can be accessed via AutoHotkey.
    Maybe somebody can confirm…