Warning Pre-Scanning failed to identify the file type, the following messages were generated: Warning Pre-Scanning Error: Unable to open the input file for translation. Please try to re-save the file in the MS Office application.

Hi there,

Is there any other solution to this issue but just resaving doc to docx file format?

Trados Studio task results showing a warning message indicating pre-scanning failed to identify the file type and suggests re-saving the file in MS Office application.

Re-saving to docs is not a big deal if I have 2, 3 .. 10 files..  But may turn time consuming when number of files increase up to dozens and it multiplies x2 as I have to re-save them back to doc format after translation (for initial formatting layout). 



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[edited by: Trados AI at 12:26 PM (GMT 0) on 29 Feb 2024]
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    None that I'm aware if.  But maybe you can batch resave before you work on them?

    You could use a macro to batch save DOC files as DOCX. Below is a VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) code snippet that you could use:

    Or if you're comfortable with scripting, you could use PowerShell:

    Backup your original files before running any conversion processes to prevent any accidental data loss!

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