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Error generating target file - Word from PDF (EN-FR)

David Jaramillo

Hello, I am having trouble generating the target file for 3 specific documents in an EN-FR project. The source files are Word docs converted from PDF.

We can update the TM without issues, but "Save as Target" fails. We have already tried creating 3 different projects, but the error persists in the same files.

Attached are the error messages we are receiving. Any help on how to fix the file structure or identify the blocking tag would be appreciated.

Error message in Trados Studio showing 'The value cannot be null. Parameter name: String' for three files in the task results window.

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[edited by: David Jaramillo at 3:59 PM (GMT 0) on 10 Feb 2026]
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    Were any segments merged in the files? Especially over paragraph boundaries? This may cause the trouble.

    Otherwise check the formatting of source Word files for something unusual. The best way to deal with PDF is converting them upfront with a decent OCR solution. And even better is to convert to plain text and reformat from scratch. This works always. Automated PDF conversion is typically troublesome.

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    Were any segments merged in the files? Especially over paragraph boundaries? This may cause the trouble.

    Otherwise check the formatting of source Word files for something unusual. The best way to deal with PDF is converting them upfront with a decent OCR solution. And even better is to convert to plain text and reformat from scratch. This works always. Automated PDF conversion is typically troublesome.

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    When asking for help here, please be as accurate as possible. Please always remember to give the exact version of product used and all possible error messages received. The better you describe your problem, the better help you will get.

    Want to learn more about Trados Studio? Visit the Community Hub. Have a good idea to make Trados Studio better? Publish it here.

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