Invalid character in the given encoding. Line 1, Position 25.

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I am trying to convert and upload my French and German term bases created in Atril D&eacute;j&agrave; Vu to SDL Multiterm. I first exported the DV files to Excel and then used Glossary Converter to convert them to sdltb files, but when I try to load these into SDL Multiterm I get the following error message: "Invalid character in the given encoding. Line 1, Position 25." I am a relatively new user of Trados, so may be missing something obvious to more experienced users. Grateful for any assistance. Geoff

Former Member · Answer

In addition, I know for a fact that this does not happen in MultiTerm 2015 and MultiTerm 2014. It is only in MultiTerm 2017 and 2019. Basically, the "Load" icon is not suppossed to be activated unless you have selected (within an open termbase) any of the available choices: Definition, Layout, etc. This article in the SDL knowledge base clarifies this issue even more: " The "Load..." function in SDL MultiTerm is not supposed to open termbases rather termbase objects for already opened termbases." gateway.sdl.com/.../communityknowledge

Jesse Good · Answer

Hi Geoffrey, 
 Unfortunately it sounds like the same error as 
 
 Hopefully SDL is working on a fix...

Geoffrey Browne · Answer

Hi Luke, I think I have got there in the end. This time, when I opened SDL Multiterm I selected File, then Open Termbase, then browsed for the Glossary Converter file I had created. I was able to make progress from there. There was just some initial confusion on my part caused by lack of familiarity with the system. Many thanks for your help. Geoff

Former Member · Answer

Ignore. I believe this error is a non-issue. In what sense? In that it does not apply to anything. I tried to open a number of termbases from the Termbase Management pane and clicking on "Load" within the Catalog Actions of the ribbon. You will always get the same error, regardless. Why? It depends on what you have selected. If it is on top of the list, i.e. the termbase name, or even without no open termbase, and you press "Load" you get "Load termbase from file", and when you try to open ANY termbase, you get the error in question ("Invalid character..."). What does "Load termbase from file" mean in the first place? It does not make a lot of sense. However, if you select a specific item, say, "Definition" or "Layouts", etc. then the "Load" function will actually work, at least showing the right type of file (.xdt, .xdl, etc). On the other hand, to open a termbase you simply go to the Home tab and click on the "Open Termbase" icon. That shouldn't be a problem. Again this is an error that is not documented and does not make sense at all.

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Invalid character in the given encoding. Line 1, Position 25.

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