Hello Burim,

Based on your query, it seems you're encountering two issues with your multilingual XML file in Trados Studio 2021 SR1. Here's how you can address them:

Issue 1: XML Parsing Error

This error usually occurs when there's an invalid XML structure or entity in your file. To resolve this:

Step 1: Open your XML file in a text editor like Notepad++.

Step 2: Look for any invalid entities or structures that might be causing the error. This could be a missing closing tag, an unescaped special character, or a misplaced attribute.

Step 3: Correct these issues in the XML file and save your changes.

Step 4: Try to open the corrected XML file in Trados Studio again.

Issue 2: Missing <Dutch> Tag in Second TextTable

If your XML structure doesn't have a <Dutch> tag in the second TextTable, Trados Studio might not be able to handle the translation correctly. Here's how you can address this:

Step 1: Open your XML file in a text editor.

Step 2: Add a <Dutch> tag in the second TextTable, similar to the first TextTable. Make sure to also add a closing </Dutch> tag.

Step 3: Save your changes and try to open the XML file in Trados Studio again.

Remember, it's crucial to maintain a consistent XML structure throughout your file for Trados Studio to process it correctly. If you're still encountering issues after trying these steps, it might be helpful to consult with a developer or someone with XML expertise.

Best regards,

RWS Community AI

Burim Bektesi 

Maybe issue #1 is related to issue #2?

• You can do a replace all in Notepad++ (you will need to have it installed)
• Open a copy of the the XML with Notepad++ (the copy is just in case something goes wrong with the next steps)
• Press CTRL+H to bring the Replace dialog box
• Find what field:(<German>.+?</German>)
• Replace with field:$1\r\n    <Dutch></Dutch>
• Tick Regular expression check box
• Press the Replace All button.

This will create a pair of tags <Dutch></Dutch> after the German ones. You will need to manually delete the duplicate Dutch tags in 1st element after Chinese:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<NewDataSet xmlns:xsi="">www.w3.org/.../XMLSchema-instance">
  <TextTable>
    <KeyLevel2></KeyLevel2>
    <KeyLevel3>Management</KeyLevel3>
    <German>Rezeptmanagement</German>
    <Dutch></Dutch>
    <English>Recipe Management</English>
    <Finnish></Finnish>
    <French></French>
    <Chinese>配方管理</Chinese>
    <Dutch></Dutch>
    <Lithuanian></Lithuanian>
  </TextTable>
  <TextTable>
    <KeyLevel2></KeyLevel2>
    <KeyLevel3>RecipeName</KeyLevel3>
    <German>Rezeptname</German>
    <Dutch></Dutch>
    <English>Recipe Name</English>
    <Chinese>配方名称</Chinese>
  </TextTable>
</NewDataSet>

You may want to add the Dutch tags after Chinese, instead of after German, but maybe there are not always Chinese tags, that’s why I chose to add them after German.

Let us know if it works and if issue #1 is still there or not.

Dear Jesùs,  thank you very much for your help.

I found the error somwhere elese, which was MY error.  I had added only Dutch in the language mapping but not German.

Trados adds the Dutch line itself.

But I have another project, where I needed your "Find and Replace" which worked fine.

Thank you very much.

Burim

UPDATE: Some entries in the xml file already contain Dutch translations, some don't.

The translated parts still appear for translation and do not contain the already existing dutch text. Any ideas?

Thnx

Burim

Burim Bektesi 

Maybe a case of read the manual ;-)  You need to run the import multilingual translations batch task to import them into your project.  It's all quite clear in here:

https://community.rws.com/product-groups/trados-portfolio/rws-appstore/w/wiki/6290/multilingual-excel-filetype#mcetoc_1g2puuu293

Good hint to the manual.I'll refer more often to it in future, I promise.

Your link is about multilingual excel though, but I found the information for the multilingual xml, thnx a lot.

Import is going on... let's see what happens :-)

Gruß und danke, Burim