Hello,
This never occured before. I suspect this has something to do with formatting I got from my client.
What shall I to not to get each segment split into several translation suggestions like this one. PIC 2 This text is impossible to work with.
Here is the full tag text PIC 1.
Please, help!
I have made a rule for xlf files to make TS read tags as "inline" but it wont help. I think I need a professional technical help from the support. Is it possible to make a case to get help?
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Hi Paul If you scroll up the screen, so you will see it.
Hmnn... show me where I can see the XLIFF itself and not just screenshots of what it looks like in Trados Studio? If you want some help you need to make this easy!
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Im sorry. I misunderstood. Do you mean this one?
ok - a pretty horrible use of XLIFF. I think the best way for you to handle this file given there seems to be no target elements populated is this.
First, open the source xlf files, copy all source to target and immediately save the target file. This will get you something like this:
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xliff xmlns="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.2" xmlns:ispring="ispringsolutions.com/custom-xliff" version="1.2">
<file datatype="x-is-ispring-presentation" ispring:id="presentation:{DUMMY-ID}" original="presentation" source-language="nb">
<body>
<group id="presentation.slides">
<group id="slide1">
<group id="slide1.shapes">
<group id="slide1.shapes.textbox1">
<trans-unit id="slide1.shapes.textbox1.text">
<source>
<g ctype="x-is-par" id="p0">
<g ctype="x-is-run" id="p0_r0" ispringstart-data="d0">Leksjon 1 - Innledning</g>
</g>
<g ctype="x-is-par" id="p1">
<g ctype="x-is-run" id="p1_r0" ispringstart-data="d1">Leksjon 2 - Lover og forskrifter</g>
</g>
<g ctype="x-is-par" id="p2">
<g ctype="x-is-run" id="p2_r0" ispringstart-data="d2">Leksjon 3 - Arbeidsmiljø, ansvar og konsekvenser</g>
</g>
<g ctype="x-is-par" id="p3">
<g ctype="x-is-run" id="p3_r0" ispringstart-data="d3">Leksjon 4 - Ytre miljø - Miljøvern</g>
</g>
<g ctype="x-is-par" id="p4">
<g ctype="x-is-run" id="p4_r0" ispringstart-data="d4">Leksjon 5 - Sikkerhetsbestemmelser arbeidsutstyr</g>
</g>
<g ctype="x-is-par" id="p5">
<g ctype="x-is-run" id="p5_r0" ispringstart-data="d5">Leksjon 6 - Farlig gods</g>
</g>
</source>
<target state="new">
<g ctype="x-is-par" id="p0">
<g ctype="x-is-run" id="p0_r0" ispringstart-data="d0">Leksjon 1 - Innledning</g>
</g>
<g ctype="x-is-par" id="p1">
<g ctype="x-is-run" id="p1_r0" ispringstart-data="d1">Leksjon 2 - Lover og forskrifter</g>
</g>
<g ctype="x-is-par" id="p2">
<g ctype="x-is-run" id="p2_r0" ispringstart-data="d2">Leksjon 3 - Arbeidsmiljø, ansvar og konsekvenser</g>
</g>
<g ctype="x-is-par" id="p3">
<g ctype="x-is-run" id="p3_r0" ispringstart-data="d3">Leksjon 4 - Ytre miljø - Miljøvern</g>
</g>
<g ctype="x-is-par" id="p4">
<g ctype="x-is-run" id="p4_r0" ispringstart-data="d4">Leksjon 5 - Sikkerhetsbestemmelser arbeidsutstyr</g>
</g>
<g ctype="x-is-par" id="p5">
<g ctype="x-is-run" id="p5_r0" ispringstart-data="d5">Leksjon 6 - Farlig gods</g>
</g>
</target>
</trans-unit>
</group>
</group>
</group>
</group>
</body>
</file>
</xliff>
Now create a custom XML filetype like the attached: emi.zip
That has two rules:
1. only extract the target translation
2. don't extract anything at all
That should get you this which should be easier to handle:
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Oh yes, I forgot to mention, you need to translate the new xlf files you have that contain both source and target, not the original as that will get you this:
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Thank you so far. Iwill try and come back later.
In case it's interesting... and because I come across these problems quite often... I also created some AI generated Python scripts to automate this so you don't need to open in Studio, copy source to target etc. The scripts will prepare the files for you:
https://github.com/paulfilkin/Python-scripts/tree/main/iSpring-style%20XLIFF
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Im back. Your solution works! But I have probbably used the wrong file. Should I use the file that I saved after applying All source to target ? or have i misundestood. What I see now is this: There is only one problem now, that all the segments that were locked by the clients are open and have status "not translated" and it is very frustrating as half of the document were locked segments. You can see one on the screen shot here. 
Thats fantastic!
.xlf? not xml? I changed the file extension to xml. Im a bit confused here. Which file I should use?
The settings file I gave you uses .xlf so there is no need to change the extension to .xml.
There is only one problem now, that all the segments that were locked by the clients are open and have status "not translated" and it is very frustrating as half of the document were locked segments.
This is why not providing a sensible test file leaves you with answers that may not be appropriate because we have to guess what you're working with!
If you provide a test file that includes examples of the different scenarios you are working with I'll be happy to help. But I'm not guessing any more.
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The settings file I gave you uses .xlf so there is no need to change the extension to .xml.
There is only one problem now, that all the segments that were locked by the clients are open and have status "not translated" and it is very frustrating as half of the document were locked segments.
This is why not providing a sensible test file leaves you with answers that may not be appropriate because we have to guess what you're working with!
If you provide a test file that includes examples of the different scenarios you are working with I'll be happy to help. But I'm not guessing any more.
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Of course I can provide the files, but I dont know how. The file is huge.
I don’t need the whole file. Copy it, open in a text editor and then delete all the TUs apart from some examples of the parts that are causing you problems. I imagine a file with only half a dozen TUs in it would probably do it. But you need to identify which are the appropriate bits.
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Sorry for late reply...
I have managed to fix it today. I have inserted a rule to exclude metadata from the editor and now it is not showing. Thank you for your help so far! Have a nice day.
Helllo again,
I have translatetd the file and everyting went smooth. But now the client wants xliff file back and I only have sdlxliff... I have been fighting with this since friday and either get sdlxliff file exported again or xlf file without target segments. I give ut. I think I need professional help to convert this file. The client is not able to open it it their program.
Can I get some support online? 
But now the client wants xliff file back and I only have sdlxliff...
You surely started with XLIFF, and this is converted to SDLXLIFF when you work on it in Trados Studio. When you save your target files from your project you'll get XLIFF again.
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I have done it but my client says either that the file opens as not translated or that the file format is wrong. I do not know what I am doing wrong.
Can you open the file in a text editor and copy the header and first two translation units into your reply? I don't know what you're doing wrong either without seeing it ;-) Maybe you aren't doing anything wrong at all!
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ok, maybe a video will help...
as you can see, when i open the xlf file the target segments are empty.
The video recorder did not capture when i was saving and opening file.
so here is the print screen shot.
The viderecorder did not capture everything. I am pasting the picture here. I opened this file from this localization and it was empty,,,
That doesn't really help me. Perhaps you can email the original source xlf you started with, and also the target xlf that is causing the problem? If that's ok you can send it to pfilkin at sdl dotcom
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