Forum: Wordfast support
Topic: TM: one language combination, 2 different codes
Poster: Dominique Pivard
Post title: Find/replace in text editor
[quote]Maaike van Vlijmen wrote:
I use Wordfast Pro and I think the project manager uses Trados or something else.
[/quote]
OK, I thought you were using Wordfast Classic, because language codes that end with -01 usually originate from it. I seem to remember Wordfast Pro had problems dealing with such language codes, but this may have applied to older versions. I'm almost sure SDL Trados Studio does not support short (two-letter) language codes like IT, NL etc.
[quote]Maaike van Vlijmen wrote:
But do you know how I can change all the existing codes in the TM? [/quote]
A Wordfast TM is an ordinary text file, so you could use the find/replace feature of any half-decent text editor. Just don't use Notepad if your TM is largish, as it would be painfully slow. If you have nothing else, you can do it in Word. Otherwise, download the free Notepad++.
In a Wordfast TM, language codes are located between tabs, so in order to be on the safe side you would want to:
find what: ^tIT^t
replace with: ^IT-IT^t
Otherwise you may accidentally replace IT inside segments.
Topic: TM: one language combination, 2 different codes
Poster: Dominique Pivard
Post title: Find/replace in text editor
[quote]Maaike van Vlijmen wrote:
I use Wordfast Pro and I think the project manager uses Trados or something else.
[/quote]
OK, I thought you were using Wordfast Classic, because language codes that end with -01 usually originate from it. I seem to remember Wordfast Pro had problems dealing with such language codes, but this may have applied to older versions. I'm almost sure SDL Trados Studio does not support short (two-letter) language codes like IT, NL etc.
[quote]Maaike van Vlijmen wrote:
But do you know how I can change all the existing codes in the TM? [/quote]
A Wordfast TM is an ordinary text file, so you could use the find/replace feature of any half-decent text editor. Just don't use Notepad if your TM is largish, as it would be painfully slow. If you have nothing else, you can do it in Word. Otherwise, download the free Notepad++.
In a Wordfast TM, language codes are located between tabs, so in order to be on the safe side you would want to:
find what: ^tIT^t
replace with: ^IT-IT^t
Otherwise you may accidentally replace IT inside segments.