Hello,

WSXZ is not a file, it is a WorldServer package that should be opened in Trados Studio. To learn how to open it, please follow the instructions in this support case:

https://gateway.sdl.com/apex/communityknowledge?articleName=000013233

I hope this helps you.

Hello,

Thanks for your time and answer! ! And I also would like to know why it could be opened directly with double clicks when my friend used it. Is it probably the matter of Trados version or plug-in?

I'm looking forward to your reply. Thank you so much

Hello,

Based on the context provided, it seems you're having trouble opening a .wsxz file in Trados Studio. Here are some steps you can follow to resolve this issue:

Step 1: Ensure you're using Trados Studio 2021 or 2022. If you're using an older version, consider upgrading to the latest version.

Step 2: If you're already using Trados Studio 2021 or 2022 and still encountering this issue, you can try the following workarounds:

Workaround 1:

- Change the World Server package file extension from *.wsxz to *.zip.

- Extract the file.

- Remove the TBX and the XCS files.

- ZIP the content and rename it to *.wsxz.

- Open it in Trados Studio.

Please note that this workaround will remove the Term Database entirely from the package. The Studio project created out of the changed package will not contain any Termbase.

Workaround 2:

- Change the World Server package file extension from *.wsxz to *.zip.

- Extract the file.

- Open xcs.xml file on any text editor.

- Find the element 'term Note Spec name' and 'descrip Spec name', you will see that the value of their data Cat Id is the same.

- Change every occurrence of a value of the above elements' attribute 'data Cat Id' to any different name.

- Save and close the XCS file.

- Compress all of the extracted files to a zip file.

- Change the zip file name extension to *.wsxz.

- Open it in Studio. It should open without error.

Please note that there is no need to revert those two elements' data Cat Id value back to original state in order to upload the return package back to World Server since the Return package contains only the bilingual translated file and not Termbase file.

I hope these steps help you resolve the issue. If you continue to face problems, please consider reaching out to the support team.

Best regards,

RWS Community AI

Zixiang Zhou 

Perhaps it's just file association?  In windows you could try changing the application associated with this application so that double clicking the package opens in Studio.

Having said that I think it's safer to always open the package from Studio.  I have seen many translators double-clicking a package to open it and sometimes overwriting work they had done because they assumed they were working in the package, and not a project created by the package.  If you start from Studio then you'll just open the project to work on it after the initial action of opening the package and therefore have a consistent approach to working with all projects in Trados.  But that's just the way my mind works... safety first.