Character Delimited Text Settings

Settings for text files in which the text is divided into columns: each column is separated by characters, and each line contains source text in one column and a corresponding translation in another column. Examples are Comma Delimited Text (.csv) files, and Tab Delimited Text (.txt) files. Text documents that are delimited by regular expressions, rather than divided into columns, are specified by the Regular Expression Delimited Text (Text) Studio File Type.

Format page

Available options are:

Delimiter
Tab, Comma, Other
Used in StudioStudio. Select Tab or Comma , or click Other and provide any number of characters as a column delimiter, for example +++
Source column, Translation column
Columns which contain (or will contain) source and target text. If you give the same number for each, the source text is overwritten.
Minimum number of columns
This must be greater than the column numbers entered for source and translation.
Extract comments as structure information
The comments are used to generate document structure information.
Comment column
Specifies which column to use as the structure information.
Text is enclosed in double quotes
If selected, quotation marks are removed from text before presenting it for translation, and reinserted when generating the target file.
Exclude
First line is column headings
If selected, the first line is not presented for translation.
Lines with less than...columns
Lines with fewer columns than are specified here are skipped.
Existing translations

These options affect the status of text in the column marked as Translation column.

Make existing translations confirmed
Sets the translation status confirmed.
Lock existing translations
Makes existing translations read-only in the Editor.