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Help Needed: Correctly Parsing and Formatting SDLXLIFF Files for MTPE GPT

Hello,

We are developing an MTPE solution that processes Office and PDF files by translating them and exporting the output in SDLXLIFF format. However, our developer is facing issues with parsing and formatting the SDLXLIFF files correctly. The generated files do not match the structure and formatting expected by SDL Trados Studio, leading to TMs which cannot be used.

We need guidance on the best approach to:

  1. Ensure the correct parsing of SDLXLIFF files, preserving all necessary tags and formatting.
  2. Generate SDLXLIFF output that is fully compatible with SDL Trados Studio.
  3. Avoid common pitfalls when handling SDLXLIFF programmatically.

Are there any official libraries, best practices, or open-source tools that can help us achieve this? Any insights from the community would be greatly appreciated! If someone has a good path to help us, a fee would not be out of the question.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Best,
David Grunwald
GTS Translation

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