MS Word: Can't open file - xml parsing error

 I have completed a translation and am trying to save the target file and view it. It won't open and shows this error message: We're sorry. We can't open XXX file because we found a problem with its contents. Details: Xml parsing error. Location: Part:/word/document.xml, Line:2, Column: 3278

 

Can anyone help please?

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  • Hi Ellie,

    I think three things are worth trying. First make sure you can actually open the original source file in Word?

    Next, make sure you have entered all the tags correctly in the Studio bilingual file. So run a verification and ensure nothing is missing. If there are missing tags then fix this and try again.

    If that doesn't help, try opening the source file from scratch as if it was a new job and try to save the target file immediately and open that in Word. If it fails then there is a problem with this file for Studio and you need to try something else. If it works then add your TM and pretranslate the file then try again.

    If nothing here helps then save the DOC as a DOCX and then pretranslate the DOCX, save the target, open that in Word and downsave it to DOC.  You could also try using a different Word filetype?  So change the order of th4ese filetypes, or uncheck the docx that is highest in your list, then process the file from the beginning again using this other word filetype:

    Studio will use the first suitable filoetype it comes to normally.  So in my case it will use the 2007 - 2016 DOCX filetype.  In your case it might be different?  The 2007 - 2016 version tends to be more forgiving, but sometimes the older one works better.

    Regards

    Paul

    Paul Filkin | RWS Group

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  • Hi Ellie,

    I think three things are worth trying. First make sure you can actually open the original source file in Word?

    Next, make sure you have entered all the tags correctly in the Studio bilingual file. So run a verification and ensure nothing is missing. If there are missing tags then fix this and try again.

    If that doesn't help, try opening the source file from scratch as if it was a new job and try to save the target file immediately and open that in Word. If it fails then there is a problem with this file for Studio and you need to try something else. If it works then add your TM and pretranslate the file then try again.

    If nothing here helps then save the DOC as a DOCX and then pretranslate the DOCX, save the target, open that in Word and downsave it to DOC.  You could also try using a different Word filetype?  So change the order of th4ese filetypes, or uncheck the docx that is highest in your list, then process the file from the beginning again using this other word filetype:

    Studio will use the first suitable filoetype it comes to normally.  So in my case it will use the 2007 - 2016 DOCX filetype.  In your case it might be different?  The 2007 - 2016 version tends to be more forgiving, but sometimes the older one works better.

    Regards

    Paul

    Paul Filkin | RWS Group

    ________________________
    Design your own training!

    You've done the courses and still need to go a little further, or still not clear? 
    Tell us what you need in our Community Solutions Hub

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