Updating String lists

If a source file has changed, for example because the program is still under development or because a new version has been released, the corresponding string lists will have to be updated. Likewise, a translation list will have to be updated if the corresponding source string list has changed. These string lists are identifiable by the icon in the project window.

To update a string list, select Home tab > Create/Update String List command from 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.

There are two ways to use a new program version as a source file.

  1. You can overwrite the previous program version with the new version. In this case, no changes are necessary in the SDL Passolo project - Passolo automatically recognizes that the source file has changed. This approach makes sense when you want to start translating a program while it is still under development. All you have to do is update the string lists regularly.
  2. You can change the path to the source file in the Passolo project (so that it points to the new program version). Thus, instead of c:\MyProgram\Program.exe you would change the source file path, for example, to c:\MyProgram\Program2.exe. This approach is necessary if the new program version uses a filename or path different from the previous version. See The Source File Options Dialog.