Hi all,

in Trados 2022 SR2 - 17.2.12.19268, the error message that appears in the German version is misleading: It says "the selected ICML file..." instead of "IDML file".

I know how to proceed, but wanted to let the RWS folks know.

Best regards

Annette (from Manfred's account)

Hi all,

in Trados 2022 SR2 - 17.2.12.19268, the error message that appears in the German version is misleading: It says "the selected ICML file..." instead of "IDML file".

I know how to proceed, but wanted to let the RWS folks know.

Best regards

Annette (from Manfred's account)

Manfred Altmann 

It is a bit confusing, but probably technically correct.  An IDML package is a ZIP of XML parts.  Text stories inside it follow the ICML schema (InCopy Markup Language).  The IDML being parsed probably contains stories (or linked InCopy stories) with a newer ICML version than the Trados IDML filter supports.  So the parser tries to read the stories but throws a version-mismatch error, and then tells you where the source of the problem lies... the InCopy stories.

So it looks as though the IDML was exported from a newer InDesign build, or it includes InCopy-linked .icml stories saved by a newer build, and the Trados IDML parser rejects the story version.

Was your solution to check the box to ignore the supported versions only?  Or something else?

Hi Paul ,

Thanks for the explanation. I understand that it has its reasons technically, but for a "normal" user, it is rather confusing to get a message about ICML while they want to process IDML.

My solution was to check the box, I've known that solution for long, but had forgotten to do so in my project template. In my opinion, it should be checked by default, avoiding many users who only occasionally translate InDesign files to call me and ask for help 

Have a great weekend!

Best regards

Annette (from Manfred's account)