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Studio freezes when opening a sdlxliff file.

Someone sent me an sdlxliff file with the source text ready for translation. I started translating directly into this file with Studio 2019 SR2 - last update, using the "translate a single document" option. I finished the translation, saved everything etc. When I open Studio again I find the project and I have normal access to the editing section. But when I try to open this translated sdlxliff file via file manager by either double clicking or choosing "open with", Studio opens but freezes and I have to ctr/alt/delete in order to close Studio. However, the translation of the sdlxliff file, when saved, has generated a sdlproj file. When I click on this file in my file manager, Studio opens correctly and I have access to the sdlxliff source/target screen. This happened after downloading the latest update for Studio 2019. If I remember well, I was able to open sdlxliff files correctly before this upgrade. Now, when I try to open another sdlxliff file from a previous translation, Studio shows again the title of the sdlxliff file from the previous project and freezes. So Studio appears to be confused and keeps repeating the first mistake in a kind of loop. Apparently it has nothing to do with the language combination in the project settings > all language pairs. The language pair I worked in for this project is there. Can anyone help?




[locked by: Steven Whale at 4:28 PM (GMT 0) on 13 Feb 2020]
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  • Further to my question: I found the following answer from Walter Blaser:

    Andrea

    This is most probably an indication that the SDLXLIFF file is somehow corrupted. How did you receive the file? As an attachment to an email?

    If yes, ask the sending person to zip the file(s) before sending and attach the ZIP to the email. This will make sure that the file does not get modified.

    Text-based files should always be zipped for transmission.
    I received the file in attachment to an e-mail. So this might be the reason. But now I'm still stuck with being unable to open sdlxliff files from my file manager.
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  • Further to my question: I found the following answer from Walter Blaser:

    Andrea

    This is most probably an indication that the SDLXLIFF file is somehow corrupted. How did you receive the file? As an attachment to an email?

    If yes, ask the sending person to zip the file(s) before sending and attach the ZIP to the email. This will make sure that the file does not get modified.

    Text-based files should always be zipped for transmission.
    I received the file in attachment to an e-mail. So this might be the reason. But now I'm still stuck with being unable to open sdlxliff files from my file manager.
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