Hi Karen,

Sounds like a good idea for an app!

I haven't ever tried to do this on an sdlxliff, but I guess the same thing would be possible.  Why don't you test it?

1. Create a multilingual project (this will get you language folders containing the sdlxliff files for your source files)

2. Back the whole project up

3. "Fix" the French, for example, and then copy the sdlxliff file in to the other language folders and overwrite them

4. Change the language codes in each sdlxliff to suit.  So overwrite target-language="fr-FR" with whatever language is needed

I think that may be all you need to do, but I'd test it properly first and see.  I'd also make sure you can still save the target files for each language after you did this... better to find out the problems (if there are any) at the start rather than at the end.

Regards

Paul

Hi Karen,

Sounds like a good idea for an app!

I haven't ever tried to do this on an sdlxliff, but I guess the same thing would be possible.  Why don't you test it?

1. Create a multilingual project (this will get you language folders containing the sdlxliff files for your source files)

2. Back the whole project up

3. "Fix" the French, for example, and then copy the sdlxliff file in to the other language folders and overwrite them

4. Change the language codes in each sdlxliff to suit.  So overwrite target-language="fr-FR" with whatever language is needed

I think that may be all you need to do, but I'd test it properly first and see.  I'd also make sure you can still save the target files for each language after you did this... better to find out the problems (if there are any) at the start rather than at the end.

Regards

Paul

So, the way to deal with such a task seems to be very simple.

• First prepare the project for one of the desired language
• Do all operations you need there, lock segments or whatever you need

Now copy the SDLXLIFF files from the target folder to a new folder. Use PowerGREP or similar software to replace (here is an example for French)

target-language="fr-FR"

with

target-language=""

Your files are now prepared.

Create now a completely NEW project, use all languages you need. As source files take the SDLXLIFF files you just prepared.

Run a preparation task as needed, create project packages and that should be all. I have tested this with some doc files and in my case that works with no problem.

Best regards, Jerzy