Creating string lists

When you create a new project, or add new source files or target languages to an existing project, you will need to generate the corresponding string lists. Missing string lists are identifiable by the icon in the project window. When a source string list is created, the resources are extracted from a source file. When a translation list is created, the resources are copied from the source string list and a column is added for the translation.

Select the relevant string list in the project window, and choose Home tab > Create/Update String List from the ribbon.

You can now specify whether only the selected string lists or all string lists for the project are to be generated or updated. To start the corresponding procedure, click on OK. Status and other information, as well as any error messages, are displayed in the output window Messages.

Choose Generate report to receive a report on the changes to the string list resulting from the update. To open the report, click the Display Report link (underlined blue) in the output window, or choose Home tab > Report. See Reports.

If you activate the Preview changes option, the changes to the string lists are not carried out, you just receive a report showing the potential changes that would result from the specified update.

Tip: The easiest way to create a single string list is to choose the Open String List command or simply double-click on the string list in the project window. If the string list is missing, Passolo will suggest creating it on the fly.