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Studio 2017: how to merge project files into one SDLXLIFF after a project has been created?

Daniel McCosh

Hi everyone,

I'd like to easily merge multiple project files which were not merged when the project was created. I use this as a basis for creating a source/target printout I can read efficiently. So far:

  • Split/Merge app doesn't work for Studio 2017
  • SDLXLIFFToolkit merge resulted in a corrupt merged SDLXLIFF
  • I'd use Export for External Review however this produces a word document for each project file
  • The 'good bug' ( https://multifarious.filkin.com/2015/12/11/good-bugs-bad-bugs/ ) in Studio 2015 that produced a termporary file for virtually merged files seems to have been fixed in Studio 2017 (zip files are produced during then merge and deleted

I'd love to be able to create a merged SDLXLIFF whenever I need by virtually merging the file and saving the virtual merge result as an SDLXLIFF but short of that does anyone have any idea of the best solution here aside from merging the files at the start of the project (which can't be done if someone else creates the project packages)?

I guess one way is creating another project with the files merged and then using PerfectMatch to pretranslate but it's longwinded. I don't need to use the merged SDLXLIFF for saving target files, I just need it for easy reading.

Many thanks,

Daniel
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    What is the reason for doing that?
    In fact having the files merged physically is more problematic than opening them in virtual merge as needed.
    As for your question: AFAIK the only way to merge files physically is create a new project, where you can add any kind of ile, including already created sdlxliff files.

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  • 0 in reply to Jerzy Czopik

    Unknown said:
    What is the reason for doing that?
    In fact having the files merged physically is more problematic than opening them in virtual merge as needed.

    For example I had a need to keep individual files in particular order, so that they follow certain 'logical' order. The files come from e-learning course, i.e. there are many various original formats (Articulate, Flash, Word, etc.) and therefore need to retain their filenames (so achieving the logical order by e.g. putting a number in front of the filename is a no-go... if not for anything else then because I'm not interested in renaming dozens of files in 20+ target languages...).

    This is precisely a task for files merge...
    Unfortunately it's a one-off action, which can only be done at the project creation time... yet another originally good idea, but left terribly unfinished :(

    Virtual merge is basically useless from engineering perspective... but no one seems to realize that not only translators work with Studio...
  • 0 in reply to Evzen Polenka
    Or you select the files in the file view in the order you want to open them by keeping CTRL pressed and clicking the files one by one. This is precisely a reason for not merging them :)

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