Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: How to convert a TBX file into a Translation Memory
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: @Milan
[quote]Milan Condak wrote:
[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:
Xbench 2.9 opens it without complaining but I can't figure out how to export anything from it. [/quote]
[url removed] [/quote]
Hmm, it may be that my Xbench 2.9 does not actually open the file appropriately.
When I create a project, I get this screen (which you also get):
and when I click OK, I get this message:
and when I choose YES, I get this dialog:
but there is nothing I can do on that dialog. I can tick or untick the box, but it doesn't change anything. So, based on this, it may be that none of the terms are actually imported by Xbench to begin with. This would explain why it keeps exporting a TMX file with zero segments in it.
I use drag and drop to add the TBX file to the project, but I see you use the "Add..." button. I tried using the "Add..." button. At first, the dialog has only three tabs:
but after clicking Next, it opens a fourth tab, as in your screenshots, but: no language codes:
My test TBX file is IATE_export_29082018.tbx (1.92 GB). It is here, zipped (112 MB):
[url removed]
[Edited at 2021-03-30 06:59 GMT]
Topic: How to convert a TBX file into a Translation Memory
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: @Milan
[quote]Milan Condak wrote:
[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:
Xbench 2.9 opens it without complaining but I can't figure out how to export anything from it. [/quote]
[url removed] [/quote]
Hmm, it may be that my Xbench 2.9 does not actually open the file appropriately.
When I create a project, I get this screen (which you also get):
and when I click OK, I get this message:
and when I choose YES, I get this dialog:
but there is nothing I can do on that dialog. I can tick or untick the box, but it doesn't change anything. So, based on this, it may be that none of the terms are actually imported by Xbench to begin with. This would explain why it keeps exporting a TMX file with zero segments in it.
I use drag and drop to add the TBX file to the project, but I see you use the "Add..." button. I tried using the "Add..." button. At first, the dialog has only three tabs:
but after clicking Next, it opens a fourth tab, as in your screenshots, but: no language codes:
My test TBX file is IATE_export_29082018.tbx (1.92 GB). It is here, zipped (112 MB):
[url removed]
[Edited at 2021-03-30 06:59 GMT]