Amit Dave

I think you need a blank line between entries if you use the default PO filetype.  I think it's normal to have a blank line, but I also don't believe it's mandatory... need to check that before logging a bug.

So I'd recommend you use the PO filetype on the appstore as that will handle this file without any problems at all...blank lines or not.

appstore.sdl.com/.../

Hi PaulI tried using plugin but still not working.

Amit Dave

In the meantime I opened the file you have provided with the appstore filetype and it works fine for me:

My guess is you are not preparing your project correctly, or you simply didn't prepare it again using the correct filetype.

Paul Sorry if I missed anything pls correct me.

After space 

Amit Dave said:

Sorry if I missed anything pls correct me.

Amit Dave

It's clear to me that you are not using the appstore filetype.  I suggest you look in your filetypes under File -> Options -> Filetypes and make sure that you can see the appstore filetype there.

If you see this:

Then perhaps you simply didn't complete the installation, in which case click on that message and add it:

Paul

oh my bad  Missed it. Thnx it`s working after plugin installed

but 1 question I want to ask is that "msgid_plural" text will not extract for translation??

msgid_plural "@count blocks are available in the modified list."

See 1109 in notepad++ & SDL 384, 385

Amit Dave

It should work like this... using the small test file and the default filetype which also provides a simple preview:

The appstore filetype should display like this:

So it correctly extracts the plural forms for translation.

I can't tell anything from your screenshot and notes for several reasons:

• I don't have the full source file
• I can't see how the header has been constructed
• I don't know which filetype you are using

Too many unknowns to help you here I'm afraid.  So hopefully seeing how it should work will encourage you to investigate what may be wrong with your source file.

Hi Paul Thanks a lot for encouraging me to investigate the source file. However, I was not able to find the issue. 

msgid "12"
msgid_plural "Hi Amit"
msgstr[0] ""
msgid "Filename"
msgstr ""

Your file is missing the "Plural-Forms" header: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettext#Plural_form

I'm not sure if this is required by the PO format, but it seems to be required by the plugin.

All in all, your file seems to be created by someone/tool without enough knowledge about the PO format and its syntax and semantics.

Thnks Evzen, I also feel the same but I want to learn proper syntax & also want this file need to process at least. I tried Plural-forms also but not able to process it. Is there any site where we can check the syntax error

Evzen PolenkaOne thing I noticed here is @

msgid_plural "@count contextual links"
msgstr[0] ""  

may be thats why "Plural-Forms: nplurals=3; plural=n==1 ? 0 : n==2 ? 1 : 2;\n"  is not .available in the file. 

Please check the attached source file drive.google.com/.../view

Amit Dave

I think it's about time you go back to your client and explain that their file has not been constructed correctly.  Aside from the problems caused by not leaving a blank line between entries (debatable whether this is a requirement or not but it certainly makes the file more readable), the reason you don't see all the plural forms is because the file is not constructed correctly.

The header is there, so this isn't the problem (in my opinion).  But you have things like this:

msgid "@count contextual link"
msgid_plural "@count contextual links"
msgstr[0] ""

I believe it should probably be this to ensure you get the plural:

msgid "@count contextual link"
msgid_plural "@count contextual links"
msgstr[0] ""
msgstr[1] ""

If you make these corrections in your sample file then they are all extracted.

Amit Dave

I think it's about time you go back to your client and explain that their file has not been constructed correctly.  Aside from the problems caused by not leaving a blank line between entries (debatable whether this is a requirement or not but it certainly makes the file more readable), the reason you don't see all the plural forms is because the file is not constructed correctly.

The header is there, so this isn't the problem (in my opinion).  But you have things like this:

msgid "@count contextual link"
msgid_plural "@count contextual links"
msgstr[0] ""

I believe it should probably be this to ensure you get the plural:

msgid "@count contextual link"
msgid_plural "@count contextual links"
msgstr[0] ""
msgstr[1] ""

If you make these corrections in your sample file then they are all extracted.

Paul Filkin said:

The header is there, so this isn't the problem

Ah, okay, the file on the Google Drive does have the header, but I was talking about the "ad.po" file attached to the message here: https://community.sdl.com/product-groups/translationproductivity/f/studio/28849/po-file-handling-problem/93180#93180

These files are different... so god knows how they were created...

Amit Dave: You can find the PO format description here: https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/PO-Files.html
Another great resource is the POlogy site: http://pology.nedohodnik.net//doc/user/en_US/ch-poformat.html

Evzen PolenkaPaul FilkinThanks a lot for your SUpport really appreciated.   Thank you so much