Export path rules
Export paths define a naming convention. Export path rules are crucial in the following situations:
- In complex multi-file projects where files are stored in different folders (often embedded into each other), and your customer expects you to put the target language code into every target file's name.
- When your customer wants you to simply use the same name but store the data in a different folder.
- Your customer expects you to create a new folder under the original folder with the target language
code.
An export path rule defines a conversion between the name and location of an import file (i.e. C:\memoQ localization\Export_path_rules.xml) and the desired name and location of the files you export after translation (e.g. C:\memoQ localization\Export_path_rules_fr.xml). When you have 500 files in a project, you will truly appreciate the power of this tool.
Example:
<BasePathAbs>\..\mqWeb_9_2_translated\<RelativePath>\<OrigFileNameExt>
The above export path rule specifies:
- the absolute base path of the original file including the drive letter
- the name of the output folder to be created when you export the files in stored path (mqWeb_9_2_translated in this example)
- the relative path (from the base path down) which does not contain a drive letter
- the specification or the file name and extension, in this example the original file name with no ISO language code suffix.
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