I'm translating an XML file with self-closing tags using a custom XML2 filet type.
For example:
<decvar/>
<displayfeedback linkrefid="0"/>
When I generate my output, Trados Studio adds a space in front of the slash of self-closing tags.
For example:
<decvar />
<displayfeedback linkrefid="0" />
This space is breaking the import in the native application.
The workaround is to manually fix it by find and replace, but it's tedious. Is there a setting in Trados Studio I can tweak to avoid the space?
Hi Stepan Konev and @daniel,
Thanks for the contributions!
Firstly, I fully agree that the client's application should be more robust and mature enough to handle the space. I politely told them that, but they don't improve their application. I'm not in a position to insist (you know, don't bite the hand that feeds you...)
The whitespace settings of the file types don't seem to do anything... Looking at the docs, I think it's about replacing whitespaces in XML elements by one single space.
I found the same stackoverflow article, and I also used a manual find&replace as a workaround. However, the files come in daily batches, with a complicated folder structure. I want to avoid any manual effort, because it's silly work and error prone. I liked the idea of a CleanUp batch task (added to a batch task sequence), but again, all 4 colleagues need to remember to pick the right one for this specific customer.
Luckily, there's a weird solution: The XML2 file types add the space, but the old XML 1.3 (Embedded content) do not... So, I had to recreate the XML file type in the old flavour, which seems to work fine!
Hi Stepan Konev and @daniel,
Thanks for the contributions!
Firstly, I fully agree that the client's application should be more robust and mature enough to handle the space. I politely told them that, but they don't improve their application. I'm not in a position to insist (you know, don't bite the hand that feeds you...)
The whitespace settings of the file types don't seem to do anything... Looking at the docs, I think it's about replacing whitespaces in XML elements by one single space.
I found the same stackoverflow article, and I also used a manual find&replace as a workaround. However, the files come in daily batches, with a complicated folder structure. I want to avoid any manual effort, because it's silly work and error prone. I liked the idea of a CleanUp batch task (added to a batch task sequence), but again, all 4 colleagues need to remember to pick the right one for this specific customer.
Luckily, there's a weird solution: The XML2 file types add the space, but the old XML 1.3 (Embedded content) do not... So, I had to recreate the XML file type in the old flavour, which seems to work fine!
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