Hello,

It seems like you're having trouble with blocked terms in MultiTerm. I understand how frustrating this can be, especially when you're trying to maintain the integrity of your termbase.

Based on the context provided, here are some steps you can follow to resolve this issue:

Step 1: Try to reorganize your termbase through the MultiTerm Desktop application. This can be done by opening the Catalog view, selecting Termbase > Reorganize from the menu, and ticking the box for the termbases you want to reorganize.

Step 2: If the first step doesn't work, you can try to recreate the termbase.

Step 3: Another option is to open the termbase in MultiTerm, go to the locked term/entry, right-click and select 'Add copy' and save the copy. Then, delete the locked term. Please note that the entry number will not be copied/identical but will be a new one.

Step 4: If you have Microsoft Access installed on your machine, you can use it to delete the content of the 'mt Locks' table, which contains data on all your entries that are locked.

Remember to always create a backup of your termbase before making any changes to avoid losing any data.

If you don't have Microsoft Access, you can install a free database program like Database Browser or Open Office Base.

I hope these steps help you resolve the issue with blocked terms in MultiTerm. If you have any other questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask.

Best regards,

RWS Community AI

Hello,

It seems like you're having trouble with blocked terms in MultiTerm. I understand how frustrating this can be, especially when you're trying to maintain the integrity of your termbase.

Based on the context provided, here are some steps you can follow to resolve this issue:

Step 1: Try to reorganize your termbase through the MultiTerm Desktop application. This can be done by opening the Catalog view, selecting Termbase > Reorganize from the menu, and ticking the box for the termbases you want to reorganize.

Step 2: If the first step doesn't work, you can try to recreate the termbase.

Step 3: Another option is to open the termbase in MultiTerm, go to the locked term/entry, right-click and select 'Add copy' and save the copy. Then, delete the locked term. Please note that the entry number will not be copied/identical but will be a new one.

Step 4: If you have Microsoft Access installed on your machine, you can use it to delete the content of the 'mt Locks' table, which contains data on all your entries that are locked.

Remember to always create a backup of your termbase before making any changes to avoid losing any data.

If you don't have Microsoft Access, you can install a free database program like Database Browser or Open Office Base.

I hope these steps help you resolve the issue with blocked terms in MultiTerm. If you have any other questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask.

Best regards,

RWS Community AI

Ok, I comment on the answer for other users that may have a similar problem:

STEP 1: TDb reorganization has never worked for me.

STEP 2: Could work, but there are always terms and multimedia lost in the process. The numbers in the original and the newly recreated DB never match...

STEP 3: Great solution when the locked entry is "detectable". Have just recreated (option "Clonar" in Spanish) my entry 83 in one click, deleted the corrupt copy and voila. Honestly, did not know I could do it so quickly, thank you, AI.

STEP 4: I comment on that in my request.

So, hoping for an explanation on how my lost-locked entry can be deciphered...

Thank you in advance!