Forum: Wordfast support
Topic: Cannot Use Existing TM (urgent!) WF4
Poster: Elisabeth Maurland
I actually have two problems that maybe should be in separate posts, except that the solution to one brings about an issue I have had forever. (Fairly new to WF, though!)
I have a MacBook Pro OS 10.11.6 and WF4 4.7. (Updating to newer version gave me an error message, so I have not done it yet.) I have not used previous versions of WF.
I have spent almost two weeks on a project that is now finished and due tonight (11 hours left). When I tried to save the file as translated, I got the error message: An error occurred while saving the document.
I have looked here and elsewhere for solutions. That led me to my long-standing problem:
The simplest fix seemed to be to re-download the source with the TM from the first translation. But no matter what I do, I can't "use Existing TM".
This is what I do:
I start a Simple Project, name it, add the appropriate languages, add the file to be translated, and then I click Use Existing TM. I choose the name of the TM that I created with the initial translation, and then I click Finish.
1 TXLF file has been created, and 1 Translation Memory has been added. I click OK.
In Project Languages /Files, it now says I have the TXLF that I wanted. But then I click on Project TM, and it says a different TM.
This happens every time I try to use an existing TM. Always the same TM, although in the drop-down menu, there are several to choose from, and I know they exist. I have tried to Import TM, but for some reason I can't do that either.
What am I doing wrong?? I have asked this several times (though possibly in an unclear manner), and never had an answer, but now it’s really crucial, because I need this TM (unless I can solve the error message problem, but I still need this one solved eventually).
I would be so grateful for any help!
Topic: Cannot Use Existing TM (urgent!) WF4
Poster: Elisabeth Maurland
I actually have two problems that maybe should be in separate posts, except that the solution to one brings about an issue I have had forever. (Fairly new to WF, though!)
I have a MacBook Pro OS 10.11.6 and WF4 4.7. (Updating to newer version gave me an error message, so I have not done it yet.) I have not used previous versions of WF.
I have spent almost two weeks on a project that is now finished and due tonight (11 hours left). When I tried to save the file as translated, I got the error message: An error occurred while saving the document.
I have looked here and elsewhere for solutions. That led me to my long-standing problem:
The simplest fix seemed to be to re-download the source with the TM from the first translation. But no matter what I do, I can't "use Existing TM".
This is what I do:
I start a Simple Project, name it, add the appropriate languages, add the file to be translated, and then I click Use Existing TM. I choose the name of the TM that I created with the initial translation, and then I click Finish.
1 TXLF file has been created, and 1 Translation Memory has been added. I click OK.
In Project Languages /Files, it now says I have the TXLF that I wanted. But then I click on Project TM, and it says a different TM.
This happens every time I try to use an existing TM. Always the same TM, although in the drop-down menu, there are several to choose from, and I know they exist. I have tried to Import TM, but for some reason I can't do that either.
What am I doing wrong?? I have asked this several times (though possibly in an unclear manner), and never had an answer, but now it’s really crucial, because I need this TM (unless I can solve the error message problem, but I still need this one solved eventually).
I would be so grateful for any help!