Convert Wordfast to Trados
Thread poster: tongue tied
tongue tied
tongue tied
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May 29, 2002

Is there any way to convert a Wordfast memory for use in Trados?



Any help greatly appreciated.


 
Joe_uk
Joe_uk
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:48
English to Italian
I don't really know Wordfast but... May 29, 2002

If Wordfast\'s output is quite orderly and can be split into two parts (by search and replacing codes etc.), so that you have source text on one side and the target text on the other, than you can surely align the text with Winalign. Or you can simply add Trados codes to the bilingual output. Trados\'s syntax is quite straighforward. I have done that many times in order to import funny formats (databases etc.) into Trados.



If you send me a little file with 10 segments in it
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If Wordfast\'s output is quite orderly and can be split into two parts (by search and replacing codes etc.), so that you have source text on one side and the target text on the other, than you can surely align the text with Winalign. Or you can simply add Trados codes to the bilingual output. Trados\'s syntax is quite straighforward. I have done that many times in order to import funny formats (databases etc.) into Trados.



If you send me a little file with 10 segments in it I can have a look at it and tell you if I come out with something.
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Emilia Corsanego (X)
Emilia Corsanego (X)
Local time: 14:48
German to Italian
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From Wordfast manual: May 29, 2002

For example, to re-use a Wordfast TM with TWB:

1. In Wordfast, click the Export button to create a TMX export of your current TM.

2. In TWB, create a new TM, with the correct languages. Use TWB\'s File/Import menu to import the TMX file into the newly created TM.

Hope this helps

Emilia
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Joe_uk
Joe_uk
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:48
English to Italian
it makes sense May 30, 2002


It makes sense that the importing into Trados would be easier than what my reply suggested.



Emilia, since you obviosuly are a Wordfast user, I would like to ask you a couple of things:



- do you find Wordfast works well?

- any problems with it?

- is the communication with Trados actually straightforward all the time?



Thanks in advance for giving your opinion.


 
Emilia Corsanego (X)
Emilia Corsanego (X)
Local time: 14:48
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Wordfast and Trados May 30, 2002

My experience with Wordfast is limited, but I had no serious problems til now.

I suggest you have a look at

www.champollion.net for more information.

Emilia


 
tongue tied
tongue tied
Local time: 13:48
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TOPIC STARTER
Thanks :) May 30, 2002

Thank you both for your helpful input, I am liasing now with the translator and keeping my fingers crossed.

 
tongue tied
tongue tied
Local time: 13:48
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TOPIC STARTER
It worked :) May 30, 2002

Thank you Emilia, using your advice I now have a working Trados TM

 


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