Eunike,

Transferring a termbase from one location to another is very easy; you simply need to copy the file with the extension .SDLTB (you dont need the other files as they will automatically be recreated) to the new location (e.g. on the other PC) and open it there in MultiTerm or Studio.

If you want to transfer the new entries you added in one copy to the termbase to the other termbase, you need to do a filtered export on the more recent copy. Export all the entries that have been created after a certain date/time, then import this file into the other copy of the termbase. Make sure you use the option "Synchronize on entry" to avoid getting duplicates.

Concerning the help: this here should explain how to proceed:

Walter

Hi Eunike,

Termbases have two names, the filename and a "friendly" name that is shown in Studio and is also the name that MultiTerm uses in the termbase management view.  Often they are the same name, but they don't have to be.

If you want a copy of the termbase, but with a different name, and intend to use them both in the same Studio project for example then you need to make sure the friendly names are different as well as the filename.

So, to work through your question you can do this:

1. Copy your termbase as Walter mentioned and give it a different name.  So just rename the SDLTB file as you would any file in windows file explorer.
2. Now open this renamed termbase in MultiTerm and work through the Termbase definition wizard.  When you get to the screen with the friendly name just rename it to something else
3. Complete the wizard and save the termbase

That's it.  Longer to explain than to do :-)

Regards

Paul

Sounds like you didn't do everything we suggested.  Make sure you also change the friendly name.

So open the termbase in MultiTerm then edit the definition:

Regards

Paul

Hi Eunike,

You add an image by using the "Use rich formatting" when you reply.  Look to the left of the "Reply" button and you'll see this link:

Unknown said:

I didn't get the Termbase Management view, but I managed to right click and go through the wizard and now have 2 different databases.

I keep forgetting you are on 2011.  Maybe it says "catalogue"?  Same place though and good you managed to edit the definition.

Unknown said:

how do I transfer the database to a different computer and use it together with my original one - side by side not overwriting it?

Well, presumably you have given it a new name already?  So if your first termbase was called myfirst.sdltb then your new one would now be mysecond.sdltb.  So when you copy mysecond.sdltb to your new computer it won't overwrite anything because you don't have a termbase called mysecond.sdltb on the second computer.

Make sense?

Paul

Hi Eunike,

You add an image by using the "Use rich formatting" when you reply.  Look to the left of the "Reply" button and you'll see this link:

Unknown said:

I didn't get the Termbase Management view, but I managed to right click and go through the wizard and now have 2 different databases.

I keep forgetting you are on 2011.  Maybe it says "catalogue"?  Same place though and good you managed to edit the definition.

Unknown said:

how do I transfer the database to a different computer and use it together with my original one - side by side not overwriting it?

Well, presumably you have given it a new name already?  So if your first termbase was called myfirst.sdltb then your new one would now be mysecond.sdltb.  So when you copy mysecond.sdltb to your new computer it won't overwrite anything because you don't have a termbase called mysecond.sdltb on the second computer.

Make sense?

Paul