Forum: Transit support
Topic: Transit NXT - basic dictionary handling
Poster: Magnus Eriksson
I just received an assignment requiring Transit NXT, so I bought a 3-month license for the Freelance version. However, setting up the translation project is not as easy as I thought it would be - my only previous experience whith Transit is from 3.0 Satellite PF many years ago, and it went much smoother.
These are the files I have received:
2 packed projects, each in a separate zip file, where each zip file contains a PPF and a JJT file
2 dictionaries, each in a separate zip file, where each zip file contains 2 XML files (one named PackageDescription.xml in each zip file)
Both dictionaries should be used together in both projects.
I can open the PPF's in Transit, but I don't know how to handle the dictionaries. In the Transit Quick Start Guide, it says "If any TermStar dictionaries are included in the project package, Transit displays the Target database for unpacked dictionary window for each dictionary".
However, no such window is displayed so I guess the dictionaries are not "linked" to the translation project.
The translation agency don't have any previous experience with Transit, so they cannot help me out here. These are the instructions they received from the end customer:
1. Install package 1 into TermStar
2. Install package 2 into TermStar
3. Load the project file in Transit NXT
"package 1" and "package 2" are dictionary 1 and 2 here I guess.
I have tried commands like Create/Manage/Link/Import in TermStar and Transit, but I cannot manage to open these dictionaries in either application, much less link them to the current project, so I would be really grateful for tips on how to handle them.
UPDATE:
I have Unpacked the project (PPF) in TermStar, created a new, empty dictionary in the database "TermStar NXT Received" and linked it to the project. Still, I cannot import any data from the XML dictionary, i.e. nothing happens when I select any of the "Import terminology" options. Perhaps this is a limitation with the Freelance version?
[Edited at 2013-07-11 14:39 GMT]
Topic: Transit NXT - basic dictionary handling
Poster: Magnus Eriksson
I just received an assignment requiring Transit NXT, so I bought a 3-month license for the Freelance version. However, setting up the translation project is not as easy as I thought it would be - my only previous experience whith Transit is from 3.0 Satellite PF many years ago, and it went much smoother.
These are the files I have received:
2 packed projects, each in a separate zip file, where each zip file contains a PPF and a JJT file
2 dictionaries, each in a separate zip file, where each zip file contains 2 XML files (one named PackageDescription.xml in each zip file)
Both dictionaries should be used together in both projects.
I can open the PPF's in Transit, but I don't know how to handle the dictionaries. In the Transit Quick Start Guide, it says "If any TermStar dictionaries are included in the project package, Transit displays the Target database for unpacked dictionary window for each dictionary".
However, no such window is displayed so I guess the dictionaries are not "linked" to the translation project.
The translation agency don't have any previous experience with Transit, so they cannot help me out here. These are the instructions they received from the end customer:
1. Install package 1 into TermStar
2. Install package 2 into TermStar
3. Load the project file in Transit NXT
"package 1" and "package 2" are dictionary 1 and 2 here I guess.
I have tried commands like Create/Manage/Link/Import in TermStar and Transit, but I cannot manage to open these dictionaries in either application, much less link them to the current project, so I would be really grateful for tips on how to handle them.
UPDATE:
I have Unpacked the project (PPF) in TermStar, created a new, empty dictionary in the database "TermStar NXT Received" and linked it to the project. Still, I cannot import any data from the XML dictionary, i.e. nothing happens when I select any of the "Import terminology" options. Perhaps this is a limitation with the Freelance version?
[Edited at 2013-07-11 14:39 GMT]