I have a problem with inline tags and/or parsing with this xml file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<MessageList>
    <Message id="blahblah" >
        <String lang="en" value="These are old ashes##They are nothing but faint dust." />
    </Message>
</MessageList>

I need to translate “These are old ashes##They are nothing but faint dust.”

I used your instructions for translating, and I got a translatable content.
Rule
Rule type: xpath
XPath: //String/@value
Translate: Always translatable
Tag type: structure
Whitespace: Inherit from parent
Structure Info: Text Area;

In embedded content (legacy) I checked the “Enable embedded content processing”, add “sdl:text-area”, and in the “Tag definiton rules” add an Placholder with \#\# tag.

The problem is, the ## in doesn’t appear as a tag.

Maybe the best solution will be if the Trados parsing/split “These are old ashes##They are nothing but faint dust.” to two lines.
## appear as a tag is also good and will be useful for further projects.

I tried many variations in parser rules (and of course search in the web), but none of them worked.

Can someone help?

(in multifarious forum Paul said that's not possible. That is not a good news, but I understand and accept it)