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Heinrich Pesch Finland Local time: 12:07 Member (2003) Finnish to German + ...
Aug 26, 2007
Last week I started to use a database along with my translation. The software strings were translated in Excel and I converted the source and target into Termbase for SDLX. Now Termbase displays only single words for suggestions:
EN/DE and/und for/für on/auf patient/patient etc.
I would have expect, that the database would show up as complete strings, as entered in the columns, like:
Last week I started to use a database along with my translation. The software strings were translated in Excel and I converted the source and target into Termbase for SDLX. Now Termbase displays only single words for suggestions:
EN/DE and/und for/für on/auf patient/patient etc.
I would have expect, that the database would show up as complete strings, as entered in the columns, like:
consider patient name for transfer/....
I mean, what's the point of a database, if it does not recognise complete strings?
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Roberta Anderson Italy Local time: 11:07 Member (2001) English to Italian + ...
check delimeters - space instead of tab?
Aug 26, 2007
Hi Heinrich
no, this is not normal... the first thing that came to mind is the delimeter used in the conversion from Excel to text file, and the delimiter selected when importing the text file in SDLX Termbase. If at some point it has been set to space instead of tab, then I think you would get what you are describing.
Try saving your Excel file as tab delimited txt file, then when you import it in the newly created termbase, ensure that you also select Tab as delimiter... See more
Hi Heinrich
no, this is not normal... the first thing that came to mind is the delimeter used in the conversion from Excel to text file, and the delimiter selected when importing the text file in SDLX Termbase. If at some point it has been set to space instead of tab, then I think you would get what you are describing.
Try saving your Excel file as tab delimited txt file, then when you import it in the newly created termbase, ensure that you also select Tab as delimiter - you should then get your full strings.
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