Transit plugin for Trados Thread poster: Fritschie
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Fritschie
France
Local time: 19:38
French to German
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Hello,
I am trying to use the Transit plugin for Trados Studio, but after having opened a Transit package, I cannot open the file because Transit renames the source file with a .FRA (for French) or .DEU (for German) and I get an error message saying "Windows cannot open this type of file (.FRA)".
Do you know how I can solve this issue?
I renamed the source and target file in the Transit package on my computer, but apparently this doesn't affect their name in Trados. <... See more Hello,
I am trying to use the Transit plugin for Trados Studio, but after having opened a Transit package, I cannot open the file because Transit renames the source file with a .FRA (for French) or .DEU (for German) and I get an error message saying "Windows cannot open this type of file (.FRA)".
Do you know how I can solve this issue?
I renamed the source and target file in the Transit package on my computer, but apparently this doesn't affect their name in Trados.
Thanks a lot for your help! ▲ Collapse
| | | | Stepan Konev 
Russian Federation
Local time: 20:38
English to Russian
| Trados, Transit or Windows? | Jan 12, 2022 |
Do you work with Trados or Transit? If Trados, then why "Transit renames". And why don't you post your question in Trados thread? Also, the message "Windows cannot open this type of file" means that you are trying to open a file in Windows, but not in Trados (or Transit?, I am not sure...).
Despite the thread name, I assume that you work with Trados. If so, you should use Trados user interface to open Transit packages, not Windows. Could you please describe the steps you take... See more Do you work with Trados or Transit? If Trados, then why "Transit renames". And why don't you post your question in Trados thread? Also, the message "Windows cannot open this type of file" means that you are trying to open a file in Windows, but not in Trados (or Transit?, I am not sure...).
Despite the thread name, I assume that you work with Trados. If so, you should use Trados user interface to open Transit packages, not Windows. Could you please describe the steps you take before you get the error.
*Try these instructions
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| | | | Stepan Konev
Russian Federation
Local time: 20:38
English to Russian
| General procedure | Jan 12, 2022 |
1. Transit packages contain files ending with a 3-letter language code, e.g. filename.FRA or filename.DEU.
2. When you open a Transit package in Trados, Trados converts those files into its internal format filename.FRA.sdlxliff or filename.DEU.sdlxliff accordingly.
3. You translate the .sdlxliff files and then create a return Transit package where filename.FRA.sdlxliff or filename.DEU.sdlxliff get converted back to filename.FRA or filename.DEU.
That's it.
*From ... See more 1. Transit packages contain files ending with a 3-letter language code, e.g. filename.FRA or filename.DEU.
2. When you open a Transit package in Trados, Trados converts those files into its internal format filename.FRA.sdlxliff or filename.DEU.sdlxliff accordingly.
3. You translate the .sdlxliff files and then create a return Transit package where filename.FRA.sdlxliff or filename.DEU.sdlxliff get converted back to filename.FRA or filename.DEU.
That's it.
*From what you describe, your procedure somehow involves Windows and your attempts to open filename.FRA or filename.DEU in Windows. However this action is not supposed if you follow the designed procedure.
[Edited at 2022-01-12 21:17 GMT] ▲ Collapse
| | | | Fritschie
France
Local time: 19:38
French to German
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TOPIC STARTER | Specifications to my question | Jan 13, 2022 |
Thanks a lot for your quick answers.
I am working in Trados Studio 2017 with the Transit Plugin.
I can open the Transit package, but when I try to open the file that's in the package I see an error message "Windows cannot open this type of file (.FRA)":
On my computer, I see in the project's folder 3 folders and one file:
"de-DE" with two files: XYZ_docx.FRA and XYZ_docx.DEU
"fr-FR" with a file ending on XYZ_docx.FRA
"StarTransitMetadata"
.sdl... See more Thanks a lot for your quick answers.
I am working in Trados Studio 2017 with the Transit Plugin.
I can open the Transit package, but when I try to open the file that's in the package I see an error message "Windows cannot open this type of file (.FRA)":
On my computer, I see in the project's folder 3 folders and one file:
"de-DE" with two files: XYZ_docx.FRA and XYZ_docx.DEU
"fr-FR" with a file ending on XYZ_docx.FRA
"StarTransitMetadata"
.sdlproj file
I guess that the trouble comes from the files with the language codes in their names (docx.FRA and docx.DEU) as these are not recognized as a Word file - what they are. But what can I do to resolve this problem?
When opening the Transit package, I had to select a template. I selected "Default", is this correct?
Thanks a lot for your help! ▲ Collapse
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expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 18:38
Member (2015)
English to Portuguese
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| If I understood it right | Jan 13, 2022 |
You have to open the .sdlproj (the Project Package) file here:
The screenshot was taken from Trados Studio 2020, but you will find the same option in 2017 Trados Studio version.
The package contains already those files you indicate.
On the other hand, please try this:
SDL Trados Studio
When you try to double-click any of the SDL Trados Studio file types (*.sdlppx, *.sdlrpx, *.sdlproj, *.sdltm, *.sdlxliff, *.stppk, *.wsxz, and so on) to launch them directly in SDL Trados Studio, you receive the following message:
Windows can't open this file: (...)
https://gateway.sdl.com/apex/communityknowledge?articleName=Error-message-when-trying-to-open-SDL-Trados-Studio-related-file-types-Windows-cannot-open-this-file
I hope it helps you!
[Edited at 2022-01-13 18:07 GMT]
[Edited at 2022-01-13 18:10 GMT]
| | | | Stepan Konev
Russian Federation
Local time: 20:38
English to Russian
There is a separate menu for Transit packages in Projects view:
 Fritschie, have you seen the instructions?
Also, can you please share a screenshot of your Files view with your package files?
Can you see there something like this?
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| | | | Stepan Konev
Russian Federation
Local time: 20:38
English to Russian
Fritschie wrote:
I guess that the trouble comes from the files with the language codes in their names (docx.FRA and docx.DEU) as these are not recognized as a Word file - what they are.
The source file is MS Word. When you import a source file into a CAT tool, the CAT tool converts the source file into its internal format.
Transit converts filename.docx into filename.docx.fra and filename.docx.deu.
Trados converts filename.docx into filename.docx.sdlxliff in source folder and filename.docx.sdlxliff in target folder (same filenames but different files).
Then you work in your CAT tool, Transit or Trados, with those internal files.
Once you are done with your translation, Transit converts filename.docx.deu (target file) back to filename.docx, while Trados converts filename.docx.sdlxliff (target file) back into filename.docx.
This is how the two CAT tools work with MS Word source files.
In your case, the source file for Trados is not DOCX, but the files converted by Transit into its internal format, i.e. filename.docx.FRA and filename.docx.DEU. Trados treats those files exactly the same way as described above: it converts filename.docx.FRA and filename.docx.DEU into filename.docx.FRA.sdxliff and filename.docx.DEU.sdlxliff accordingly. If you don't have the files with SDLXLIFF extension in your folders, it means that you have not opened the Transit package in Trados yet. You mentioned that you could open the Transit package but you never mentioned how exactly you opened it. What do you exactly do to open the Transit package. Do you open it from Windows Explorer or from Trados?
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| | | | expressisverbis
Portugal
Local time: 18:38
Member (2015)
English to Portuguese
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| Thanks again, Stepan! | Jan 13, 2022 |
Stepan Konev wrote:
There is a separate menu for Transit packages in Projects view:
One more thing I didn't know 
I don't work with Transit for a very long time! I used to work with the software itself (without an interoperability with other CAT tools), by using mainly files for translation and not packages.
I'm outdated 
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Fritschie
France
Local time: 19:38
French to German
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TOPIC STARTER | Problem solved | Jan 19, 2022 |
Thanks a lot for your answers.
I found the reason:
Go to "Project Settings", then "File Types", then activate "Transit bilingual documents"!!! Now the files are recognized as Transit files
Cheers,
Christina
| | | | Stepan Konev
Russian Federation
Local time: 20:38
English to Russian
| Thank you for taking the time to return with solution | Jan 19, 2022 |
Thank you for sharing the solution.
It may save time and nerves for somebody else in the future.
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