Daniel Hug 

Good question! A couple of years ago I tested that the XML could still be imported to Trados Studio after deleting the 2 elements with underscore. They are duplicated content, but I can’t figure out why…

Out of curiosity: does your AutoHotkey macro insert the new entries in the Trados Studio UI? Or to the XML and then you import it?

Jesús Prieto 

At this point it inserts them into the UI, which is fine if you want to go and have a cuppa anyway. For long lists exceeding 1000 word pairs this becomes too slow, so I want to add the option of selecting a project settings file and writing the word pairs straight into the XML. It would need to create a backup first, and also have a way of storing the word pairs already entered. Studio does not accept doubled wrong words in the UI, and I don't know what would happen if they were to be written into the XML – the settings file might cause an error and become unusable.

The short answer to your question is: It's using the Studio UI.

Daniel Hug 

I can only hazard a guess why they are doubled...

• The XML schema definition might require both a primary and an internal version of the word pairs for validation or processing purposes.

• The software may need to maintain compatibility with older versions or other TMS solutions we have had to be compatible with over the year that expect the _CorrectWord and _WrongWord tags.

• The additional tags might be used for internal checks or comparisons within Trados Studio, ensuring that the correct and wrong words are properly validated and managed.

• Having both tags might serve as a redundancy measure to prevent data loss or ensure accuracy in detecting and correcting word pairs during the QA process.

• It could also be a mistake in the settings file or a result of an error during the configuration process... nobody's perfect ;-)

I think if I was going to tackle this with a script I'd just use a VB macro directly from Excel to create the XML and then copy paste it into an export of the current profile in the appropriate place.

A safer bet would be for a developer to write a plugin that could do all sorts of little maintenance operations like this and control the imports properly.