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How do I create a multiterm glossary from a .txt file?
Thread poster: Noemi Carrera
Noemi Carrera
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Spain
Local time: 21:31
Member (2003)
English to Spanish
Jul 22, 2002

Hi all,

I need to know how to create a Multiterm database in Trados 5 from a txt file. Could you please give me some guidelines?

Thank you very much in advance.

Regards,

Noemí
 
Angelica Portales
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Mexico
Local time: 13:31
English to Spanish
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Very easy Jul 23, 2002

All you have to do is include certain \"instructions\" for MultiTerm to know how to import a txt file. You have to use the following basic structure (suppose that you are importing an English-Spanish glossary):



**

<ENGLISH>English term

<ESPAÑOL>Spanish term

**

<ENGLISH>English term

<ESPAÑOL>Spanish term

**

And so on. Language tags are defined when creating a new Multiter... See more
All you have to do is include certain \"instructions\" for MultiTerm to know how to import a txt file. You have to use the following basic structure (suppose that you are importing an English-Spanish glossary):



**

<ENGLISH>English term

<ESPAÑOL>Spanish term

**

<ENGLISH>English term

<ESPAÑOL>Spanish term

**

And so on. Language tags are defined when creating a new Multiterm base (as Index fields), so you may use <SPANISH> instead of <ESPAÑOL>, for example. You can also include (and define) attribute fields such as Source or Client, in which case your txt should be:

**

<ENGLISH>English term

<ESPAÑOL>Spanish term

<SOURCE>Dictionary Xxx

<CLIENT>ABC Inc.

**



Just remember: field definitions and <Tags> should be the same for Multiterm to know where to put what, and each term group should be preceded by **



Hope it helps! Good luck,



Angélica Portales

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How do I create a multiterm glossary from a .txt file?







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