I tried to open a .idml file and I got the following error : The selected file was created by a newer version which is not supported yet.(see printscreen her below)
How can i fix this ?
Is there an update from Trados coming soon ?
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)
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?
Paul Filkin | RWS
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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?
Paul Filkin | RWS
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You've done the courses and still need to go a little further, or still not clear?
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Hi Paul Filkin ,
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)
Dear all, I work with Trados 2024 SR1, the box to ignore the unsupported versions is selected. Is there another solution?
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