Automatic conversion of numbers from Arabic digits into Hindi digits (Persian Standard Keyboard)

Question

Hi, 
 I have a problem with Trados Studio 2017 translating the manuals from English into Persian (Farsi). There's a lot of numbers in them. The numbers have to be localized in the target. That's why I spend so much time just converting the numbers. I would like to know if there is an automated way to convert "Arabic digits" into "Hindi digits" (Persian Standard Keyboard): 1234567890 into ۱۲۳۴۵۶۷۸۹۰ 
 Thank you

Paul · Answer

Far P 
 Just an idea... you could try working with the Regex AutoSuggest provider which might be helpful depending on the length of your mumbers. For example, I set up the first 10000 numbers and added them to the provider as variables with this rule:

In theory this should allow me to type in the first digit of each group of numbers recognised in hindi and enter them all in a single keystroke. Sadly I can't figure out how to enter the hindi numbers with my keyboard to test it... so I don't know if it will work. But I tested the idea using arabic numbers and this worked so I have no reason to think it won't. 
 To get the numbers in there I put them directly into here: 
 c:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Roaming\Capybara.EditorPlugin.RegexMASProvider\Capybara.EditorPlugin.RegexMASProvider.variables.xml 
 You can find them in here if you want to try it? 
 Capybara.EditorPlugin.RegexMASProvider.variables.xml 
 Just copy over the hindi section to your own file. I'd be curious to know if it works.

Paul · Answer

Far P 
 Well... I think the next steps should be these: 
 
 You verify that this even works? 
 You can add these numbers. I have explained how it works and provided the settings file so you can do whatever you like with this now. 
 
 I have also attached the Excel file I used to construct the XML so this should also help you: 
 hindi.xlsx 
 It's basically like this: 
 
 I could not concatenate these because it's not possible to get the Hindi and the arabic in one cell since the Hindi was produced by setting a custom formatting over a copy of the Arabic: 
 
 I then copy pasted the content of the Excel into a decent text editor and removed all the tabs with a little regex (search for 	 and replace with nothing at all). The final result I added into the capybara variables file.

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Automatic conversion of numbers from Arabic digits into Hindi digits (Persian Standard Keyboard)