Date Localization for Saudi Arabia

Hello, Trados Community,

When translating into Arabic (Saudi Arabia) in Trados, the dates automatically convert to the Hijri Calendar, as shown in the screenshot.

Screenshot of Trados Studio interface showing a translation document with dates in Gregorian format on the left and their automatic conversion to Hijri Calendar on the right.

Is there a way to adjust the settings to keep the Gregorian format, as it does when translating into Arabic (Egypt) (e.g., 1 أغسطس 2024)?

I've explored the "Language Resources" settings, I even tried to create one from scratch, but it seems I can only modify the date format, not the calendar type.

While I'm aware of some workarounds, I'd prefer a solution that eliminates the need for them. Slight smile

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!



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[edited by: RWS Community AI at 10:58 AM (GMT 1) on 9 Sep 2024]
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  • Thank you for your assistance, . Unfortunately, this solution did not resolve the issue. I changed my region and regional format settings, set the calendar to Gregorian as indicated in the first 2 screenshots, and even restarted my computer. However, not only did this fail to correct the date conversion, but it also created further inconsistencies: Trados retained the Gregorian year and day while converting only the month to Hijri as shown in Screenshot 3, resulting in an incorrect date display (e.g., a nonexistent year 2026 in the Hijri calendar).

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    Language settings showing English (United States) and Arabic (Saudi Arabia) as installed languages, with the region set to Saudi Arabia.

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    Date and time settings with calendar format set to Gregorian, showing options for first day of the week, short date, and long date.

    Screenshot 3

    Trados Studio segment with a date mismatch error, displaying July 29, 2019, next to a highlighted incorrect date of July 29, 2026.

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    [edited by: RWS Community AI at 8:38 PM (GMT 0) on 1 Nov 2024]
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