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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